6.5% ▼ -10.2%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 6.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
North Toowoomba · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in North Toowoomba
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A 6.5% unemployment rate makes North Toowoomba stand out as having much higher joblessness than most similar areas. While many residents hold full-time roles, the overall number of people working or looking for work is slightly lower than the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is relatively common here at 60.9%, which is a little above the national figure. However, 58.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little below the figures for Queensland and Australia.
58.7% ▼ -6.4%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.6%
- 2016: 62.9%
- 2021: 58.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.9% ▼ -5.9%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.7%
- 2016: 64.6%
- 2021: 60.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
One in five people work in health care and social assistance, the most common industry in North Toowoomba. Other major employers include education and training at 11.2% and retail trade at 9.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 24.7%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 14.4% and technicians and tradespeople at 14%.
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 North Toowoomba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32186/north-toowoomba/topic/employment