51.7% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 46.9%
- 2021: 51.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
Totnes Valley · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Just 51.7% of adults are working or looking for work in Totnes Valley. This is a much lower rate than most similar areas, falling well below both the state and national figures.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 51.7% of adults are in the workforce, which is 7.0 percentage points lower than the New South Wales average and 9.4 points below the national figure.
51.7% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries people work in is Agriculture, forestry & fishing at 45%, ahead of Manufacturing (36%).
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common occupations people work in is Managers at 36%, ahead of Labourers (27%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Totnes Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13940/totnes-valley/topic/employment