2.7% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Thredbo · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Thredbo
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Half of all workers in Thredbo are employed in accommodation and food services, making the town's economy heavily reliant on tourism. This creates a unique job market where a high proportion of the population is active in the workforce, and unemployment is much lower than the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the New South Wales figure. The unemployment rate is only 2.7%, which is lower than most areas and well below the 5.1% national average.
61.0% —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.9% —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Tourism dominates the local economy, with 50% of people working in accommodation and food services and another 16.1% in arts and recreation. Other smaller sectors include retail trade at 4.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is led by managers at 23.9% and community and personal service workers at 23.4%. Labourers make up 14.7% of the workforce, while technicians and trades account for 11.9%.
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 Thredbo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13868/thredbo/topic/employment