4.0% ▼ -29.6%
Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 4.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Thrumster · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Thrumster
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Thrumster than in most similar areas. About 70.3% of adults are in the labour force, which is well above the national figure. This high level of activity is paired with a low unemployment rate of 4.0%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work rose 8.9 points since 2011 to 70.3%, a figure far above the New South Wales average. Full-time employment is also a little above the national average at 60.6%, though this fell 4.1 points since 2011.
70.3% ▲ +14.6%
Higher than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 61.4%
- 2016: 37.5%
- 2021: 70.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.6% ▼ -6.4%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 64.7%
- 2016: 48.3%
- 2021: 60.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in the area, making up 24.5% of jobs. Other common industries include retail trade at 11.5% and education and training at 9.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 23.0%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 14.7% and technicians and tradespeople at 13.7%.
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 Thrumster [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115138/thrumster/topic/employment