3.7% ▼ -72.3%
Lower than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Townsend · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Townsend
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Townsend than in the rest of the state. Only 48.4% of adults are in the labour force, which is a significant gap compared to the national figure of 61.1%. This trend has sharpened over the last decade as the number of active workers has dropped by 11 percentage points.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is at 52.0%, well below the New South Wales figure of 58.0%. While fewer people are working, the unemployment rate is a low 3.7%, which is a little below the national average and a big drop from 13.2% in 2011.
48.4% ▼ -18.1%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 59.0%
- 2016: 43.8%
- 2021: 48.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.0% ▼ -3.3%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 53.8%
- 2016: 64.1%
- 2021: 52.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is mainly employed in retail trade at 18.5% and health care and social assistance at 17.7%. Other common industries include education and training and the accommodation and food sectors.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 16.6%, followed closely by community and personal service workers at 15.5%. Professionals and technicians and trades each account for around 13% of the workforce.
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 Townsend [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121110/townsend/topic/employment