7.7% ▲ +103.6%
Higher than 87% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2021: 7.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Thornlie (East Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Thornlie (East Metropolitan)
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A 7.7% unemployment rate makes Thornlie a place where finding work is much harder than in most similar areas. While full-time employment is around the middle for its level, the overall number of adults working or looking for work has dropped significantly over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is less common here than in the state or nation, with only 59.0% of adults doing so. This is partly because unemployment has risen to 7.7%, which is a little above the Western Australian and national figures of 5.1%.
59.0% ▼ -10.9%
Lower than 64% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 66.3%
- 2021: 59.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.6% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 57% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 64.2%
- 2021: 59.6%
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 13.6%, followed by retail trade at 9.8% and construction at 9.0%. Transport, warehousing, and manufacturing also make up a significant part of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople are the most common workers at 17.8%. Professionals, labourers, and community and personal service workers each make up around 13% of the workforce, while clerical and administrative roles account for 12.5%.
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 Thornlie (East Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED55202/thornlie/topic/employment