6.8% ▲ +31.4%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 6.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Toomulla · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Toomulla
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower proportion of adults in Toomulla are working or looking for work compared to most areas, at just 43.5%. However, those who are employed are overwhelmingly in full-time roles, which makes up 68% of the workforce.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well above the national figure of 58.9%. This occurs alongside an unemployment rate of 6.8%, which is a little above the Australian average and much higher than most similar areas.
43.5% ▼ -27.0%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.6%
- 2016: 47.0%
- 2021: 43.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
68.0% ▼ -6.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.4%
- 2016: 74.6%
- 2021: 68.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is split evenly between education and training and health care and social assistance, with both accounting for 13.3% of jobs. Construction and administrative support each make up 6.7% of roles.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Machinery operators and drivers and labourers are the most common jobs, each representing 14.7% of workers. Professionals and technicians or tradespeople both follow at 12%.
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 Toomulla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32850/toomulla/topic/employment