7.8% ▼ -17.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 7.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Toukley · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Toukley
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Toukley compared to the rest of the country. Only 45.3% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This gap is marked by a much higher unemployment rate than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Unemployment sits at 7.8%, which is a little above the 5.1% national figure. Full-time employment is also well below the state and national averages, with only 52% of the workforce in full-time roles.
45.3% ▲ +9.3%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.4%
- 2016: 41.3%
- 2021: 45.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.0% ▼ -14.8%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.0%
- 2016: 56.4%
- 2021: 52.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 18.7%. Construction and retail trade also feature strongly, employing 13.1% and 12% of the workforce respectively.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest group of workers at 17.3%. Professionals, community and personal service workers, and labourers also represent significant shares 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 Toukley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13943/toukley/topic/employment