0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Thorndale · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Thorndale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Thorndale compared to most similar areas. Only 43.1% of the adult population is in the labour force, which is far below the national figure. Despite this, the local unemployment rate is a striking 0.0%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 43.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the 61.1% national figure. Full-time employment is also among the lowest for similar areas at 40.0%, falling well short of the Australian average of 58.9%.
43.1% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 52.1%
- 2021: 43.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
40.0% —
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 58.3%
- 2021: 40.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Local jobs are spread across several sectors, with construction being the most common at 17.8%. Education and health care both account for 15.6% of the workforce, while agriculture, forestry and fishing make up 13.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles and machinery operators both make up 20.0% of the local workforce. Labourers account for 17.8%, while managers and technicians or trades each make up 15.6% of jobs.
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 Thorndale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32813/thorndale/topic/employment