3.5% ▼ -20.8%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 3.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Thurgoona · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Thurgoona
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly 70% of adults in Thurgoona are working or looking for work, a figure well above the national average. This high level of workforce activity is reflected in the fact that 60.4% of the population are employed full-time, which is higher than in most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is far more common here than across New South Wales, at 69.5%. The unemployment rate is 3.5%, which is a little below the national figure of 5.1%.
69.5% ▼ -3.0%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.6%
- 2016: 68.6%
- 2021: 69.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.4% ▼ -4.3%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.1%
- 2016: 59.9%
- 2021: 60.4%
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 18.5%. Other major employers include education and training at 11.7% and retail trade at 11.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 22.6%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 14.9% and community and personal service workers at 13.8%.
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 Thurgoona [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13873/thurgoona/topic/employment