12.6% ▲ +61.2%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 12.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Thompson Beach · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Thompson Beach
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high unemployment rate of 12.6% marks the current job market in Thompson Beach. This is well above both the state and national figures. While many residents are employed full-time, far fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 44.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This low participation rate sits alongside a high unemployment rate of 12.6%, well above the South Australian rate of 5.4%.
44.2% ▼ -20.0%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.2%
- 2016: 48.0%
- 2021: 44.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.1% ▼ -1.3%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.9%
- 2016: 60.5%
- 2021: 58.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Manufacturing is the biggest employer in the area, accounting for 23.0% of jobs. Other common industries include transport, warehousing, health care, and social assistance, each at 10.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Machinery operators and drivers as well as labourers are the most common roles, each making up 21.6% of occupations. Professionals follow at 17.6%, with clerical and administrative roles at 13.5%.
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 Thompson Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41446/thompson-beach/topic/employment