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Townsville City - North Ward · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Jobs & Industry in Townsville City - North Ward

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

Well above the national figure, 67.4% of people in Townsville City - North Ward have full-time jobs. This area has a very strong employment rate compared to the rest of the state and country. Most residents work in professional roles within the health and public sectors.

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📍 Townsville City - North Ward, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Townsville City - North Ward sits — Unemployment rate

4.3% ▼ -15.5%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Townsville City - North Ward — lower than 57% of areas.

Townsville City - North Ward4.3%
4810, QLD 4.5%
Queensland 5.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

About 65.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the Queensland figure of 61.6%. While the unemployment rate is 4.3%, full-time employment has fallen by 4.2 percentage points since 2011.

Unemployment rate

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4.3% ▼ -15.5%

Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

Labour-force participation

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65.1% ▼ -3.7%

Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

Employed full-time

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67.4% ▼ -5.8%

Higher than 91% 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 biggest employer at 20.6%, followed by public administration and safety at 12.3%. Education and training also make up a large slice of the local workforce at 11.6%.

Industries people work in

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No single group dominates in Townsville City - North Ward — Health care & social assistance leads at 21%, ahead of Public administration & safety (13%) and Education & training (12%).

Health care & social assistance 20.6% Public administration & safety 12.3% Education & training 11.6% Accommodation & food 9.2% Professional & technical 8.1% Retail trade 6.3% Construction 5.5% Transport & warehousing 3.2% Manufacturing 3.0% Mining 2.7%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professional roles are very common here, making up 35.2% of jobs. Managers account for 14.8%, while community and personal service workers represent 14.0% of the local workforce.

Occupations people work in

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In Townsville City - North Ward, the largest group is Professionals at 36%, followed by Managers (15%) and Community & personal service (14%).

Professionals 35.2% Managers 14.8% Community & personal service 14.0% Technicians & trades 9.9% Clerical & administrative 9.5% Labourers 6.4% Sales workers 5.2% Machinery operators & drivers 3.7%

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 City - North Ward [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/318021490/townsville-city-north-ward/topic/employment