3.5% ▼ -75.6%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 3.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tooleybuc · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Tooleybuc
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A strong reliance on the land remains the core of the workforce in Tooleybuc. Nearly half of all employed residents work in agriculture, forestry and fishing, reflecting the town's deep roots in the primary industry. Full-time work is more common here than in most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 59.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is roughly the same as the New South Wales figure. Full-time employment is a little above the national average at 60.6%, while the unemployment rate is a little below Australia's at 3.5%.
59.4% ▲ +28.4%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.3%
- 2016: 51.3%
- 2021: 59.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.6% ▼ -29.9%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 86.4%
- 2016: 66.1%
- 2021: 60.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry, employing 48.8% of the workforce. Other common sectors include accommodation and food services at 9.4%, and health care and social assistance at 6.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 30.0%, followed by managers at 26.3%. Technicians and trades people account for 14.4% 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 Tooleybuc [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13920/tooleybuc/topic/employment