4.6% ▲ +35.8%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Thangool · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Thangool
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people in Thangool are working or looking for work than in most similar areas. The local workforce is particularly strong, with 64% of residents employed full-time, which is well above the national figure of 58.9%. This creates a steady employment landscape for the community.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 67% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well above the Queensland average of 61.6%. While the unemployment rate is 4.6%, this is about the same as the state and national figures.
67.0% ▼ -6.1%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.3%
- 2016: 67.5%
- 2021: 67.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.0% ▲ +0.5%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.7%
- 2016: 66.0%
- 2021: 64.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main employer for 20.5% of the workforce, followed by mining at 13.8%. Other common industries include retail trade at 8.7% and public administration and safety at 6.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 22.2%. Other common roles include machinery operators and drivers at 16.6%, technicians and trades at 16%, and labourers at 14.6%.
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 Thangool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32781/thangool/topic/employment