12.5% ▲ +111.1%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 12.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Toolakea · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Toolakea
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Toolakea, where 18.8% of employees work in this sector. While full-time employment is well above the national figure, the area faces a significant challenge with a very high unemployment rate.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 12.5%, which is well above the figures for Queensland and Australia. Only 52.7% of adults are working or looking for work, though those who are employed are more likely to be in full-time roles than in most other areas.
52.7% ▼ -13.6%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.0%
- 2016: 48.3%
- 2021: 52.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.9% ▲ +0.2%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.7%
- 2016: 73.4%
- 2021: 65.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Aside from health care, residents most often work in professional and technical services (8.2%), followed by construction, transport, and public safety, which each account for 7.1% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17.6%. This is followed by technicians and trades at 15.3%, and clerical and administrative roles at 14.1%.
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 Toolakea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32846/toolakea/topic/employment