7.0% ▲ +25.0%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 7.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Toodyay · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Toodyay
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much fewer adults are working or looking for work in Toodyay compared to most similar areas. Only 46% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This gap is accompanied by a local unemployment rate of 7%, which is a little above the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment sits at 55.6%, which is well below both the state (60.2%) and national (58.9%) figures. The number of adults working or looking for work is also much lower than in most other areas.
46.0% ▼ -6.2%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.0%
- 2016: 46.9%
- 2021: 46.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.6% ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.1%
- 2016: 52.7%
- 2021: 55.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 14.9%, followed by construction at 11.6% and education and training at 9.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group of employees at 18.1%. Professionals follow at 14.9%, with clerical and administrative roles accounting for 12.9% of jobs.
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 Toodyay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51458/toodyay/topic/employment