0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Thargomindah · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Thargomindah
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A huge gap in employment exists between Thargomindah and the rest of the country, with a far higher proportion of adults working or looking for work. The area is an employment hotspot where 77.8% of adults are active in the labour force, and no one is currently unemployed.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is very common here, with 73.5% of the workforce in full-time roles, which is far above the national figure of 58.9%. This strong employment rate is reflected in an unemployment rate of 0.0%, well below both the state and national levels.
77.8% ▲ +8.2%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.9%
- 2016: 77.1%
- 2021: 77.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
73.5% ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 76.4%
- 2016: 73.5%
- 2021: 73.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the biggest employer at 35.1%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 19.9%. Construction also makes up a significant slice of the local economy at 13.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 25.8%, while labourers account for 21.2%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 15.2% and machinery operators and drivers at 11.3%.
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 Thargomindah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32782/thargomindah/topic/employment