5.0% ▲ +5.1%
Higher than 64% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 5.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Toowoomba · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Toowoomba
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are working full-time in Toowoomba than they were in 2011, with that figure dropping by 2.7 percentage points. Despite this shift, the area remains a major regional hub where nearly one in five workers is employed in health care and social assistance.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is higher than most areas. Full-time employment is slightly above the national figure at 60.9%, while the unemployment rate is 5.0%, roughly the same as the Queensland and Australian averages.
60.1% ▼ -1.3%
Higher than 61% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 60.9%
- 2016: 59.6%
- 2021: 60.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.9% ▼ -4.3%
Higher than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 63.6%
- 2016: 62.8%
- 2021: 60.9%
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 18.4%, followed by education and training at 10.8%. Other major sectors include retail trade at 9.1%, construction at 8.4%, and manufacturing at 6.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 19.7%, with technicians and tradespeople following at 14.5%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 13.4% and clerical staff at 12.4%.
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 Toowoomba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA36910/toowoomba/topic/employment