CensusAtlas

Thorneside · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Jobs & Industry in Thorneside

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Thorneside than in 2011, though it remains a place where more people are employed than in most similar areas. Around 64.1% of adults are in the workforce, with 61.7% holding full-time roles. This is a slightly higher share of full-time workers than the national figure of 58.9%.

Open map →
📍 Thorneside, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Thorneside sits — Unemployment rate

5.5% ▲ +2.2%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Thorneside — higher than 68% of areas.

Thorneside5.5%
4158, QLD 5.5%
Queensland 5.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

The proportion of people working or looking for work fell from 68.0% in 2011 to 64.1% in 2021, which is still well above the Australian figure. The unemployment rate has stayed steady at 5.5%, a result that is about the same as the state and national figures.

Unemployment rate

View on map →

5.5% ▲ +2.2%

Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

View on map →

64.1% ▼ -5.6%

Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

View on map →

61.7% ▼ -4.8%

Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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 for local workers at 14.7%. Other significant sectors include construction at 11.7% and education and training at 9.1%.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

One in five people in Thorneside works as a professional. Technicians and trades workers make up 15.7% of the workforce, followed by clerical and administrative staff at 14.7%.

Occupations people work in

View on map →

Thorneside splits fairly evenly between Professionals (20%) and Technicians & trades (16%), with Clerical & administrative at 15%.

Professionals 20.0% Technicians & trades 15.7% Clerical & administrative 14.7% Managers 12.6% Community & personal service 12.0% Labourers 9.7% Sales workers 7.4% Machinery operators & drivers 6.7%

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

More for Thorneside

Full area profile →

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Thorneside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/301011005/thorneside/topic/employment