0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Toolamba West · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Toolamba West
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly a quarter of the workforce in Toolamba West are managers, reflecting a professional edge to this local job market. The area is defined by a remarkably high employment rate, with 83.3% of adults working or looking for work, which is far above both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A huge 83.3% of adults are working or looking for work, well above the 61.1% national figure. This high activity is paired with a 0.0% unemployment rate, which is well below the national average of 5.1%.
83.3% —
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 72.7%
- 2021: 83.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.9% —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 70.7%
- 2021: 56.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is split across several key sectors, with 18.5% of people working in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Manufacturing and health care and social assistance both follow closely at 15.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managerial roles are the most common occupation at 24.6%, followed by clerical and administrative work at 16.9%. Those operating machinery or driving vehicles make up 15.4% of the 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 Toolamba West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22535/toolamba-west/topic/employment