5.5% ▲ +1.3%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 5.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Thorneside · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Thorneside
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Thorneside than in most similar areas. While full-time employment is slightly above the national figure, the local unemployment rate of 5.5% is much higher than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 64.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the Australian figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also a little above the national average at 61.7%.
64.1% ▼ -5.6%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.0%
- 2016: 63.8%
- 2021: 64.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.7% ▼ -5.0%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.9%
- 2016: 63.0%
- 2021: 61.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 14.7%, followed by construction at 11.7% and education and training at 9.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
One in five people work as professionals, while technicians and tradespeople make up 15.7% of the local workforce. Clerical and administrative roles are also common at 14.7%.
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 Thorneside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32814/thorneside/topic/employment