8.0% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 8.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Thomastown · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Thomastown
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much lower employment rates than similar areas mark the workforce in Thomastown. Only 49.8% of adults are working or looking for work, and the unemployment rate is a little above the national figure at 8.0%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Half of adults in Thomastown are working or looking for work, which is far below the 61.1% seen across Australia. Full-time work is also a little below the national figure, with 56.4% of the workforce employed full-time.
49.8% ▲ +4.2%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.8%
- 2016: 47.8%
- 2021: 49.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.4% ▼ -11.6%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.9%
- 2016: 59.5%
- 2021: 56.4%
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 13.4%, followed by manufacturing at 10.9%. Construction, retail trade, and transport and warehousing also make up significant shares of the local economy.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 15.5%, followed closely by labourers at 15.3%. Professionals and community and personal service workers also represent large portions of the local 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 Thomastown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22504/thomastown/topic/employment