2.7% ▼ -37.7%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 2.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Toolamba · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Toolamba
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Strong employment rates define daily life in Toolamba, where 69.8% of adults are working or looking for work. This is well above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time work is common here, with a typical resident more likely to be employed full-time than people in most other similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Nearly 70% of adults are in the workforce, which is much higher than most areas. This high level of activity is reflected in the unemployment rate of 2.7%, which is a little below the Victorian figure of 5.0%.
69.8% ▼ -2.1%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.3%
- 2016: 70.1%
- 2021: 69.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.7% ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.5%
- 2016: 59.8%
- 2021: 62.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 16.0%. Construction, agriculture, and manufacturing also provide significant employment, each accounting for roughly 11% to 12% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is led by technicians and trades people at 20.0%. Professionals and managers follow closely, making up 18.4% and 17.5% of the jobs in the area respectively.
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 Toolamba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22534/toolamba/topic/employment