2.3% ▼ -81.0%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 2.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Toowoon Bay · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Toowoon Bay
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are working or looking for work in Toowoon Bay than in most other areas. Only 44.9% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This suggests a local population with a high number of retirees or those not currently employed.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is much lower than most areas, and full-time employment at 40.9% is far below the New South Wales figure. Despite this, the unemployment rate is a low 2.3%, which is a little below the national average.
44.9% ▼ -8.8%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.3%
- 2016: 46.1%
- 2021: 44.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
40.9% ▼ -28.0%
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.9%
- 2016: 55.8%
- 2021: 40.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Employment is spread across several sectors, with construction and education and training both accounting for 13% of jobs. Health care and social assistance follow at 12.1%, while accommodation and food services make up 11.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals are the most common occupation group at 22.3%. Other significant roles include community and personal service workers at 13.5% and managers at 13%, followed closely by clerical and administrative staff at 12.6%.
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 Toowoon Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13934/toowoon-bay/topic/employment