6.8% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tonsley · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Tonsley
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly 34% of working residents in Tonsley are professionals, making it the most common occupation in the area. While a high proportion of adults are working or looking for work, the area faces an unemployment rate of 6.8%, which is much higher than most similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 66.1% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well above both the state and national averages. However, the 6.8% unemployment rate is a little above the state and national figures, and slightly more people work part-time than in most areas.
66.1% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.1% —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 28.3%, followed by retail trade at 11.4% and professional and technical services at 10.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up 33.7% of the workforce, while community and personal service workers account for 19.6%. Clerical and administrative roles follow at 10.7%, with sales workers and labourers both at 9.2%.
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 Tonsley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41457/tonsley/topic/employment