6.5% ▲ +41.8%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 6.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Toobeah · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Toobeah
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher share of people are working or looking for work in Toobeah compared to the rest of the country. This is a place where most residents are employed full-time, with 76.0% of the workforce in full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Adults working or looking for work make up 72.6% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 61.1%. Despite this, the unemployment rate is a little above the national average at 6.5%.
72.6% ▼ -12.4%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 82.9%
- 2016: 69.4%
- 2021: 72.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
76.0% ▼ -10.4%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 84.8%
- 2016: 75.8%
- 2021: 76.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 68.0% of the workforce. Construction and education and training each account for 8.0% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managerial roles are the most common, making up 38.7% of occupations. Labourers follow at 17.3%, while machinery operators and drivers account for 13.3%.
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 Toobeah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32843/toobeah/topic/employment