5.1% ▼ -52.2%
Higher than 57% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 5.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Townsville · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Townsville
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Townsville, where 18.1% of the workforce is employed in this sector. The area has a strong employment profile, with a much higher proportion of full-time workers than most similar places. Overall, more adults are working or looking for work here than the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is high at 63.7%, which is well above the national figure of 58.9%. The unemployment rate has fallen sharply since 2011, dropping 5.5 points to reach 5.1%, which is about the same as the rest of Australia.
62.6% ▲ +8.3%
Higher than 57% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 57.8%
- 2016: 55.2%
- 2021: 62.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.7% ▼ -2.2%
Higher than 86% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 65.2%
- 2016: 63.3%
- 2021: 63.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond health care, the largest industries for local workers are public administration and safety at 11.4%, and education and training at 9.9%. Accommodation and food services (8.7%) and retail trade (8.4%) also employ significant portions of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 24.5%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 15.1%, followed by technicians and trades at 13.4%.
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 Townsville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30088/townsville/topic/employment