8.9% ▲ +92.9%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 8.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
West Toodyay · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in West Toodyay
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Very few people are working or looking for work in West Toodyay, with only 52.1% of adults in the labour force. This is well below the national figure and a stark contrast to the local unemployment rate, which is much higher than most areas at 8.9%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 58.2% of the workforce is employed full-time, the overall number of adults working or looking for work is far below the Western Australian average. The local unemployment rate is 8.9%, which is well above the 5.1% seen across the state and nation.
52.1% ▼ -14.6%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.0%
- 2016: 56.7%
- 2021: 52.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.2% ▲ +16.3%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.0%
- 2016: 57.1%
- 2021: 58.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for workers in West Toodyay are public administration and safety at 13.5%, followed closely by mining at 13%. Health care and social assistance also employ 11.5% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals and clerical or administrative workers both make up 16.8% of occupations. Technicians and trades follow at 16.3%, while community and personal service roles account for 13.5% of the local workforce.
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 West Toodyay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51586/west-toodyay/topic/employment