0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Toolong · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A zero per cent unemployment rate marks the job market in Toolong, where a very high proportion of adults are active in the workforce. This small community sees a large number of its residents working or seeking work compared to most other areas.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here, with 67.6% of adults active in the labour force, which is well above the 62.4% seen in Victoria. Full-time employment sits at 59.6%, roughly the same as the national figure.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
67.6% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.6% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry for local workers at 23.1%, followed by health care and social assistance at 17.3%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
One in four people here works as a manager, while labourers make up 17.3% of the local workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Toolong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22541/toolong/topic/employment