3.7% ▼ -14.9%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Thornlands · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Thornlands
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Thornlands, where 15.3% of the workforce is employed in this sector. This community has a very high rate of people working or looking for work compared to the rest of the country. Most residents hold stable roles, with full-time employment sitting slightly above national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 70.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the 61.1% national figure. Full-time employment is also a little above the Australian average at 60.2%, while the unemployment rate of 3.7% is a little below the national rate.
70.3% ▲ +2.3%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.7%
- 2016: 68.2%
- 2021: 70.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.2% ▼ -6.3%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.2%
- 2016: 64.3%
- 2021: 60.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is led by health care and social assistance at 15.3%, followed by construction at 12.4%. Retail trade employs 10.0% of people, while education and training and manufacturing account for 8.5% and 6.7% respectively.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 19.1%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 15.4%, technicians and trades at 15.2%, managers at 13.7%, and community and personal service workers at 11.9%.
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 Thornlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32815/thornlands/topic/employment