6.1% —
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Toongabbie - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Toongabbie - West
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Toongabbie - West, where 15% of the workforce is employed in these fields. While full-time work is more common here than in most similar areas, the local unemployment rate is much higher than the usual figure for such places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 59.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is similar to the New South Wales figure. Full-time employment is slightly higher than the national average at 59.9%, yet the unemployment rate of 6.1% is a little above the national figure.
59.6% —
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.9% —
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is led by health care and social assistance at 15%, followed by professional and technical services at 10.2%. Other common industries include retail trade at 8.9% and construction at 7.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 28.6%. Clerical and administrative roles are the next most common at 14.8%, while managers and technicians or tradespeople each account for about 10% 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 Toongabbie - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/116011627/toongabbie-west/topic/employment