7.0% —
Higher than 86% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 7.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Thomastown (Northern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Thomastown (Northern Metropolitan)
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly 15% of people in Thomastown work in health care and social assistance, making it the most common industry for the area. While full-time employment is about the same as the national figure, the area faces more challenges with a higher unemployment rate than most other places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 56.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure. The unemployment rate is 7.0%, a little above the Australian average, though it fell 1.9 percentage points since 2016.
56.8% —
Lower than 74% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 52.9%
- 2021: 56.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.8% —
Higher than 51% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 61.4%
- 2021: 58.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the largest employer at 14.9%, followed by construction at 10.2% and retail trade at 9.8%. Manufacturing and transport and warehousing also make up significant shares of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals are the most common occupation at 17.1%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 14.5%, and clerical and administrative workers at 12.8%.
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 Thomastown (Northern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED28203/thomastown/topic/employment