6.5% ▲ +9.8%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 6.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
South Toowoomba · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in South Toowoomba
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A 6.5% unemployment rate is a little above the national figure and much higher than most similar areas in South Toowoomba. While more people here are in full-time work than in the typical Australian suburb, the gap in joblessness stands out as the main trend for the area.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the Queensland figure. Full-time employment is also a little higher than the national average, with 61.6% of the workforce in full-time roles.
62.7% ▲ +2.9%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.9%
- 2016: 58.6%
- 2021: 62.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.6% ▼ -1.1%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.3%
- 2016: 62.7%
- 2021: 61.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer here at 22.1%, followed by education and training at 10.9% and retail trade at 9.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 25.6%, while community and personal service roles account for 14.3% 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 South Toowoomba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32601/south-toowoomba/topic/employment