2.3% ▼ -45.9%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 2.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tolga · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Tolga
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults in Tolga are working or looking for work than in most similar areas. While the job market is small, the unemployment rate is very low at 2.3%, which is well below the state figure of 5.4%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 57.6% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well below the national average of 61.1%. However, those who are employed are likely to be in full-time roles, at 60.5%, which is slightly above the Queensland figure.
57.6% ▼ -2.4%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.0%
- 2016: 58.0%
- 2021: 57.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.5% ▼ -2.6%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.1%
- 2016: 57.7%
- 2021: 60.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry here, employing 15.9% of the workforce. Health care and social assistance follow at 12.5%, with retail trade accounting for 10.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest occupational group at 15.6%, closely followed by technicians and trades at 15.4%. Managers and professionals also make up a significant share, at 14.8% and 13.6% respectively.
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 Tolga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32840/tolga/topic/employment