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Tullamore - Trundle and District

Employment status

700 people living in Tullamore - Trundle and District in 2016 were employed, of which 63% worked full-time and 30% part-time.

Tullamore - Trundle and District's employment statistics are an important indicator of socio-economic status. The levels of full or part-time employment, unemployment and labour force participation indicate the strength of the local economy and social characteristics of the population. Employment status is linked to a number of factors including Age Structure, which influences the number of people in the workforce; the economic base and employment opportunities available in the area and; the education and skill base of the population (Occupations, Industries, Qualifications).

The two most important measures are:

  • Unemployment rate - the number of people looking for work, as a percentage of the labour force (employed and unemployed over 15)
  • Participation rate - the labour force expressed as a percentage of the total population over 15

Please note that in the 2021 Census, due to the COVID pandemic and lockdowns in many areas, the proportion of people who were employed but away from work in the week before Census has increased. We have no information on whether these people were normally employed full or part time so this is shown separately.

Derived from the Census question:

'Last week did the person have a full time or part time job of any kind?'

Persons aged 15 years and over

Labour force status
Tullamore - Trundle and District - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20162011Change
Labour force statusNumber%Parkes Shire %Number%Parkes Shire %2011 to 2016
Total labour force (Participation rate)75054.254.073455.856.0+15
Not in the labour force46633.735.950038.037.2-34
Labour force status not stated17512.79.9816.26.8+95

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).

Employment status
Tullamore - Trundle and District - Persons in the labour force (Usual residence)20162011Change
Employment statusNumber%Parkes Shire %Number%Parkes Shire %2011 to 2016
Employed70093.492.669294.395.1+7
Employed full-time44459.357.845561.960.7-10
Employed part-time20727.728.719025.927.6+18
Employed, away from work476.36.2476.56.80
Unemployed (Unemployment rate)496.67.4425.74.9+8
Looking for full-time work304.14.8344.63.4-3
Looking for part-time work192.62.681.11.5+11

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).

Employment status, 2016
Employment status, 2016 Employed, Parkes Shire: 92.6% Employed full-time, Parkes Shire: 57.8% Employed part-time, Parkes Shire: 28.7% Employed, away from work, Parkes Shire: 6.2% Unemployed (Unemployment rate), Parkes Shire: 7.4% Looking for full-time work, Parkes Shire: 4.8% Looking for part-time work, Parkes Shire: 2.6% Employed, Tullamore - Trundle and District: 93.4% Employed full-time, Tullamore - Trundle and District: 59.3% Employed part-time, Tullamore - Trundle and District: 27.7% Employed, away from work, Tullamore - Trundle and District: 6.3% Unemployed (Unemployment rate), Tullamore - Trundle and District: 6.6% Looking for full-time work, Tullamore - Trundle and District: 4.1% Looking for part-time work, Tullamore - Trundle and District: 2.6%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2016 (Usual residence data)
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Change in employment status, 2011 to 2016
Change in employment status, 2011 to 2016 Employed, Tullamore - Trundle and District: +7 Employed full-time, Tullamore - Trundle and District: -10 Employed part-time, Tullamore - Trundle and District: +18 Employed, away from work, Tullamore - Trundle and District: 0 Unemployed (Unemployment rate), Tullamore - Trundle and District: +8 Looking for full-time work, Tullamore - Trundle and District: -3 Looking for part-time work, Tullamore - Trundle and District: +11
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2011 and 2016 (Usual residence data)
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Dominant groups

The size of Tullamore - Trundle and District's labour force in 2016 was 750, of which 207 were employed part-time and 444 were full time workers.

Analysis of the employment status (as a percentage of the labour force) in Tullamore - Trundle and District in 2016 compared to Parkes Shire shows that there was a higher proportion in employment, and a lower proportion unemployed. Overall, 93.3% of the labour force was employed, and 6.5% unemployed, compared with 92.6% and 7.4% respectively for Parkes Shire.

Analysis of the labour force participation rate of the population in Tullamore - Trundle and District in 2016 shows that there was a similar proportion in the labour force (54.2%) compared with Parkes Shire (54.0%).

Emerging groups

Between 2011 and 2016, the number of people employed in Tullamore - Trundle and District showed an increase of 8, and the number unemployed showed an increase of 7. In the same period, the number of people in the labour force showed an increase of 16 or 2.2%.

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