3.7% ▼ -26.8%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Toolern Vale · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Toolern Vale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are in full-time work in Toolern Vale compared to most similar areas. While the typical worker is employed, the full-time rate of 55.2% is well below the national figure. This describes a workforce that relies less on standard full-time roles than the broader population.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 59.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little below the Victoria figure of 62.4%. The unemployment rate is 3.7%, slightly lower than both the state and national figures.
59.7% ▼ -9.7%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.1%
- 2016: 62.8%
- 2021: 59.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.2% ▼ -10.4%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.6%
- 2016: 61.2%
- 2021: 55.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the biggest employer here, accounting for 17.7% of jobs. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 9.9%, and transport and warehousing at 9.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 18.2%. Managers follow closely at 17.7%, while professionals and clerical staff each account for 14.7% 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 Toolern Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22537/toolern-vale/topic/employment