5.6% ▼ -30.5%
Higher than 70% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 5.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Toowoomba North · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Toowoomba North
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults in Toowoomba North are working or looking for work than in 2011, with the employment rate falling by 2.6 percentage points. While the unemployment rate has improved to 5.6%, a smaller proportion of the local workforce is now in full-time roles compared to a decade ago.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is a little above the national figure at 60.8%, though this is lower than the 65.1% seen in 2011. Overall, the 57.8% of adults working or looking for work is well below both the Queensland and Australian figures.
57.8% ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 70% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 60.4%
- 2016: 58.4%
- 2021: 57.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.8% ▼ -6.6%
Higher than 71% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 65.1%
- 2016: 64.9%
- 2021: 60.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the main employer for 19.2% of the workforce, followed by education and training at 11.6% and retail trade at 9.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 22.5%, with community and personal service roles following at 14.0%.
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 Toowoomba North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30086/toowoomba-north/topic/employment