4.2% ▼ -27.1%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Thagoona · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Thagoona
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More than 60% of workers in Thagoona hold full-time roles, reflecting a stable employment landscape. This is a bit higher than the national figure, with a workforce that is mostly employed and seeing unemployment rates lower than the state average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is similar to the Queensland average. Full-time employment is higher than most areas at 60.6%, while the unemployment rate of 4.2% is a little below the state figure.
62.3% ▼ -10.8%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.9%
- 2016: 63.9%
- 2021: 62.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.6% ▼ -1.8%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.8%
- 2016: 65.4%
- 2021: 60.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with manufacturing and health care and social assistance as the most common industries at 11.8% each. Retail trade also accounts for 11% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 16.4%, followed closely by clerical and administrative staff at 16.2%. Community and personal service roles account for 13.8% of occupations.
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 Thagoona [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32777/thagoona/topic/employment