8.0% ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 8.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Thomastown · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Thomastown
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Thomastown, where 13.5% of people are employed in the sector. The area faces significant employment challenges, as far fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state and country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 49.9% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below the Victorian average of 62.4%. The unemployment rate is 8.0%, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the national figure of 5.1%.
49.9% ▲ +4.3%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 47.8%
- 2016: 47.8%
- 2021: 49.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.4% ▼ -11.6%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 63.9%
- 2016: 59.4%
- 2021: 56.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond health care, the local workforce is largely employed in manufacturing (10.9%), construction (10.2%), retail trade (10.0%), and transport and warehousing (7.7%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common jobs are held by technicians and tradespeople (15.6%) and labourers (15.4%), followed by professionals at 14.3%.
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 Thomastown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209041223/thomastown/topic/employment