13.3% ▲ +651.1%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 13.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tyalgum · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Tyalgum
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much lower proportion of adults are in the workforce in Tyalgum compared to the state and national figures. Only 52.3% of adults are working or looking for work, and the unemployment rate is well above the national average at 13.3%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment has fallen sharply since 2011 to 40.2%, a figure far below the national average of 58.9%. This trend is mirrored by a rising unemployment rate, which climbed 12 points over a decade to reach 13.3%.
52.3% ▲ +17.7%
Lower than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 44.5%
- 2016: 42.0%
- 2021: 52.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
40.2% ▼ -50.1%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 80.7%
- 2016: 58.4%
- 2021: 40.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry here at 24.4%. Other notable sectors include retail trade and accommodation and food, each accounting for 9.8% of workers.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up 19.5% of the local workforce, followed closely by labourers at 18.3%. Technicians and trades workers and community and personal service staff each represent 13.4% of occupations.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Tyalgum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122142/tyalgum/topic/employment