3.7% ▲ +39.3%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Thallon · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Thallon
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agricultural work dominates the local economy, with 65.4% of the workforce in Thallon employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. This strong industry focus is reflected in the local workforce, where full-time employment is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is much more common here than in most areas, at 71.7%. Full-time employment is also well above the national figure at 65.4%, while the unemployment rate of 3.7% is a little below the national rate.
71.7% ▼ -7.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 77.5%
- 2016: 67.5%
- 2021: 71.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.4% ▲ +3.3%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.3%
- 2016: 64.4%
- 2021: 65.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the primary industry for 65.4% of workers. Other smaller sectors include education and training at 8.5%, and transport and warehousing at 7.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly half of the workforce are managers, accounting for 48.5% of jobs. Other common roles include machinery operators and drivers at 16.2%, and labourers at 13.1%.
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 Thallon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32778/thallon/topic/employment