4.5% ▲ —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Toorloo Arm · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Toorloo Arm
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Few adults are working or looking for work in Toorloo Arm, with only 43.6% of the adult population in the labour force. This is far below the national figure of 61.1%, reflecting a small, sparsely populated area where many residents are likely retired.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is much lower than most areas, and full-time employment at 48.2% is far below the Victorian average of 59.2%. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate is 4.5%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
43.6% ▲ +91.7%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 56.9%
- 2021: 43.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
48.2% ▲ +221.4%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 52.4%
- 2021: 48.2%
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 at 22.6%, followed by construction at 11.3% and accommodation and food services at 10.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common jobs are labourers at 17.3% and professionals at 16.1%, while technicians and trades workers make up 13.7% 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 Toorloo Arm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22548/toorloo-arm/topic/employment