4.3% ▲ +27.0%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Toora · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Toora
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer people are working or looking for work in Toora than in most similar areas. Only 45.9% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. This creates a local workforce where full-time employment is less common than in the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment sits at 46.8%, which is far below the Australian average of 58.9%. While the unemployment rate of 4.3% is higher than in most similar areas, it remains about the same as the national figure.
45.9% ▼ -14.2%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.5%
- 2016: 47.4%
- 2021: 45.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
46.8% ▼ -12.0%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.2%
- 2016: 52.1%
- 2021: 46.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the main industry here, employing 13.7% of the workforce. Agriculture, forestry and fishing follow closely at 12.2%, with education and training making up 9.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 17.1%. Managers and professionals are also common, each representing 16.7% of the local 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 Toora [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22544/toora/topic/employment