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Toorooka · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Toorooka

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Few adults in Toorooka are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state. Only 31.1% of the adult population is active in the labour force, which is a very low figure that stands out against national trends.

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📍 Toorooka, Suburb / Locality

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Just 31.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.7% and the Australian average of 61.1%.

Labour-force participation

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31.1% —

Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

The most common industries people work in is Health care & social assistance at 43%, ahead of Agriculture, forestry & fishing (36%).

Industries people work in

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In Toorooka, Health care & social assistance is the majority at 55%; Agriculture, forestry & fishing is next at 45%.

Health care & social assistance 42.9% Agriculture, forestry & fishing 35.7%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

The most common occupations people work in is Managers at 29%, ahead of Community & personal service (29%).

Occupations people work in

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Toorooka splits fairly evenly between Managers (36%) and Community & personal service (36%), with Machinery operators & drivers at 27%.

Managers 28.6% Community & personal service 28.6% Machinery operators & drivers 21.4%

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 Toorooka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13931/toorooka/topic/employment