4.0% ▼ -5.8%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 4.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Thornton · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Thornton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more adults are working or looking for work in Thornton than in most similar areas. This high level of workforce activity is reflected in the 61% of the population employed full-time, which is a little above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 71.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the Australian figure of 61.1%. The unemployment rate is 4%, putting the area around the middle for its level and a little below the national figure.
71.1% ▼ -0.2%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.2%
- 2016: 69.4%
- 2021: 71.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.0% ▼ -5.6%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.6%
- 2016: 62.5%
- 2021: 61.0%
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 at 16.5%, followed by public administration and safety at 10.2% and retail trade at 9.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 16.3%, with professionals and community and personal service workers following at 15.5% and 14.9%.
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 Thornton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13867/thornton/topic/employment