43.8% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 70.8%
- 2021: 43.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
Thornville · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower share of adults are working or looking for work in Thornville than in the rest of the country. Only 43.8% of adults are in the labour force, which is a massive gap compared to the state and national figures.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Just 43.8% of adults here are working or looking for work, a figure that is far below both the Queensland rate of 61.6% and the Australian rate of 61.1%.
43.8% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries people work in is Agriculture, forestry & fishing at 78%, ahead of Mining (0%).
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common occupations people work in is Managers at 56%, ahead of Professionals (22%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Thornville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32818/thornville/topic/employment