0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tooan · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Almost every adult in Tooan is working or looking for work, though few do so in a standard full-time capacity. This small community is heavily reliant on the land, with two-thirds of the workforce employed in agriculture, forestry, and fishing.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
An exceptional 100% of adults are working or looking for work, far above the national figure of 61.1%. This is paired with a 0.0% unemployment rate, though full-time employment at 42.9% is far below the Victorian average of 59.2%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
42.9% —
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is dominated by agriculture, forestry, and fishing, which employ 66.7% of workers. Health care and social assistance make up the next largest share at 23.8%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Management roles are very common here, accounting for 61.9% of jobs, while professionals make up another 33.3% of the workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Tooan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22532/tooan/topic/employment