22.2% ▲ +142.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 22.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Timber Creek · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Timber Creek
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Construction is the most common industry for workers in Timber Creek, where 15.8% of people are employed in the sector. The local job market is unusual, with a very high proportion of full-time roles but also a much higher unemployment rate than the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 83.2% of workers are in full-time roles—far above the Australian figure of 58.9%—the unemployment rate is among the highest for similar areas at 22.2%. This is far above the 5.1% national rate, and only 57.3% of adults are working or looking for work.
57.3% ▼ -2.4%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.7%
- 2016: 50.3%
- 2021: 57.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
83.2% ▲ +80.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.1%
- 2016: 71.6%
- 2021: 83.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond construction, public administration and safety and health care and social assistance each employ 14.9% of the workforce. Other common sectors include administrative and support services at 11.9% and accommodation and food services at 9.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 19.8%, followed by clerical and administrative workers at 17.8%. Technicians and trades make up 16.8% of the workforce, while community and personal service workers and labourers each account for around 12% to 14%.
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 Timber Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70257/timber-creek/topic/employment