4.7% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 4.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Thornbury · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Thornbury
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professionals make up the biggest slice of the workforce in Thornbury, where nearly 40% of workers hold professional roles. This is a highly active community with a much higher proportion of adults working or looking for work than most other areas. The local job market is diverse, with strong ties to health and professional services.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 71.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the national figure of 61.1%. While the unemployment rate of 4.7% is about the same as the state and national figures, full-time employment has fallen 3.0 percentage points since 2011.
71.1% ▲ +9.7%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 64.9%
- 2016: 67.0%
- 2021: 71.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.6% ▼ -4.8%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 62.6%
- 2016: 60.6%
- 2021: 59.6%
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, employing 15.4% of the workforce. This is followed by professional and technical services at 13.2% and education and training at 11.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common jobs are professionals at 39.6% and managers at 15.9%. Other significant groups include clerical and administrative workers at 11.2% and community and personal service roles at 9.6%.
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 Thornbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206021112/thornbury/topic/employment