5.9% ▲ +5.8%
Higher than 77% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 5.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Toodyay · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Toodyay
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Toodyay than they were in 2011. While the share of people in full-time roles has risen slightly to 58.7%, the overall workforce has shrunk. Today, the local economy is led by health care, construction, and mining.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 50.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 63.9%. The unemployment rate is 5.9%, slightly above the national figure of 5.1%.
50.8% ▼ -9.1%
Lower than 79% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 55.9%
- 2016: 53.2%
- 2021: 50.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.7% ▲ +2.1%
Lower than 56% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 57.5%
- 2016: 58.2%
- 2021: 58.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 11.9%, followed by construction at 11.0% and mining at 10.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 17.3%, while managers and professionals each account for around 14% of the local 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 Toodyay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA58330/toodyay/topic/employment