7.0% ▲ +17.4%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 7.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tooraweenah · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Tooraweenah
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Almost half of all workers in Tooraweenah are employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. This creates a local economy where nearly 64% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the New South Wales figure. However, the unemployment rate is 7%, which is much higher than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is common here, with 61.5% of people in these roles, a figure well above the state average. Despite this, the unemployment rate is a little above the national mark at 7%.
63.5% ▼ -6.3%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.8%
- 2016: 66.2%
- 2021: 63.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.5% ▼ -8.7%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.4%
- 2016: 67.9%
- 2021: 61.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing dominate the local workforce at 49.2%. Other common industries include retail trade and health care and social assistance, which each account for 8.2% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 45.1%. Professionals follow at 13.9%, while machinery operators and drivers account for 11.5% of occupations.
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 Tooraweenah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13929/tooraweenah/topic/employment