0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Toonpan · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A massive 19 percentage point gap separates Toonpan from the state and national figures for full-time employment. While few adults here are working or looking for work, those who are employed are overwhelmingly in full-time roles. This creates a unique employment profile where the unemployment rate is non-existent at 0.0%.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is very common here, with 78.3% of the workforce employed full-time. However, only 39.0% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
39.0% —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
78.3% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is split across three main sectors, with 21.7% in transport and warehousing, while mining and construction each account for 17.4% of jobs.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common at 26.1%, while technicians and trades and labourers each make up 21.7% of the workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Toonpan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32852/toonpan/topic/employment