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Jobs & Industry in Toowong

Name: Jobs & Industry in Toowong — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

A far higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Toowong compared to the rest of the country. About 71.1% of the adult population is active in the labour force, which is 10 percentage points above the national figure. This high level of activity is paired with a workforce largely employed in professional and technical roles.

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📍 Toowong, Suburb / Locality

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

While 71.1% of adults are working or looking for work, the unemployment rate is 5.5%, which is higher than most similar areas. Full-time employment sits at 57.4%, a little below both the Queensland and Australian figures.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Professional and technical services are the main employer for 16.1% of the workforce. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 14.9%, and education and training at 13.0%.

Industries people work in

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Toowong splits fairly evenly between Professional & technical (17%) and Health care & social assistance (16%), with Education & training at 14%.

Professional & technical 16.1% Health care & social assistance 14.9% Education & training 13.0% Accommodation & food 8.5% Retail trade 7.8% Public administration & safety 6.2% Finance & insurance 4.6% Construction 4.1% Administrative & support 3.5% Transport & warehousing 2.6%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professionals make up the largest group at 42.5%, followed by managers at 12.5% and clerical or administrative staff at 11.9%. Community and personal service roles account for 10.6% of jobs, while sales workers make up 7.5%.

Occupations people work in

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In Toowong, the largest group is Professionals at 43%, followed by Managers (13%) and Clerical & administrative (12%).

Professionals 42.5% Managers 12.5% Clerical & administrative 11.9% Community & personal service 10.6% Sales workers 7.5% Technicians & trades 6.5% Labourers 5.0% Machinery operators & drivers 2.0%

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 Toowong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32854/toowong/topic/employment

Unemployment rate compared with the state and national average
Toowong	5.5%
4066, QLD	5.1%
Queensland	5.4%
Australia	5.1%

Where Toowong sits — Unemployment rate