3.4% ▼ -38.5%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Thirlmere · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Thirlmere
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Construction is the most common industry for workers in Thirlmere, where 16.6% of the workforce is employed in the sector. The area has a steady job market with an unemployment rate of 3.4%, which is a little below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 58.9% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure about the same as the New South Wales average. Full-time employment sits at 57.2%, which is a little below the Australian average of 58.9%.
58.9% ▼ -2.1%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.2%
- 2016: 58.6%
- 2021: 58.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.2% ▼ -12.8%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.7%
- 2016: 62.5%
- 2021: 57.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Aside from construction, the most common industries are health care and social assistance at 13.7%, followed by retail trade at 9.1% and manufacturing at 8.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest occupational group at 19.2%. Professionals follow at 14.6%, while clerical and administrative staff account for 12.7% of the workforce.
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 Thirlmere [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13863/thirlmere/topic/employment