8.3% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 8.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Thowgla Valley · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Thowgla Valley
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Over half of the workforce in Thowgla Valley is employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. This rural focus is reflected in the local job market, where full-time work is far more common than the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is very high at 80.6%, which is far above the 58.9% national figure. However, the unemployment rate is much higher than most areas at 8.3%, well above the 5.1% seen across Australia.
58.1% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 74.2%
- 2021: 58.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
80.6% —
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 52.9%
- 2021: 80.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry for 52.8% of workers, followed by health care and social assistance at 22.2%. Other services account for 11.1% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 36.1%. Clerical and administrative staff and labourers each account for 16.7% of the workforce, while professionals represent 13.9%.
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 Thowgla Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22513/thowgla-valley/topic/employment