5.1% ▼ -0.5%
Higher than 66% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 5.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Townsville · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Townsville
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults have been working or looking for work in Townsville since 2011, with the rate falling from 66.6% to 63.6%. Despite this dip, the area maintains a strong workforce, with 63.1% of people in full-time jobs, which is well above the national figure of 58.9%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is more common here than in most areas, at 63.6%. While the unemployment rate of 5.1% is higher than in most areas, it is about the same as the Queensland and national figures.
63.6% ▼ -4.6%
Higher than 77% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 66.6%
- 2016: 63.7%
- 2021: 63.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.1% ▼ -5.0%
Higher than 70% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 66.4%
- 2016: 64.5%
- 2021: 63.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer for 17.5% of the workforce. Public administration and safety follow at 12.6%, while education and training employ 9.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 19.7%. Community and personal service workers follow at 16.1%, with technicians and tradespeople accounting for 14.6% of jobs.
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 Townsville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA37010/townsville/topic/employment