30.0% ▼ -42.5%
Lower than 97% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 52.2%
- 2016: 32.3%
- 2021: 30.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
Tjuntjuntjara · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Tjuntjuntjara
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Workforce participation has dropped sharply in Tjuntjuntjara since 2011. Only 30% of adults are now working or looking for work, a figure far below the national average. This decline is matched by a significant rise in the unemployment rate, which has climbed to 22.2%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the country, and the proportion of full-time employees has fallen by 25 points since 2011. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate is far above the national figure of 5.1%.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries people work in is Public administration & safety at 31%, ahead of Administrative & support (25%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common occupations people work in is Managers at 44%, ahead of Professionals (31%).
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 Tjuntjuntjara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522060/tjuntjuntjara/topic/employment