4.6% ▲ +89.2%
Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tooleybuc · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Tooleybuc
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more adults are working or looking for work in Tooleybuc than in most similar areas. While 62.5% of adults are in the workforce, this is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. The local economy is heavily tied to the land, with nearly half of all workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62.5% of adults are working or looking for work, though this is 12 points lower than in 2011. Full-time employment stands at 58.1%, which is about the same as the state and national figures, while the unemployment rate is 4.6%.
62.5% ▼ -15.7%
Higher than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 74.1%
- 2016: 65.3%
- 2021: 62.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.1% ▼ -11.8%
Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 65.8%
- 2016: 59.9%
- 2021: 58.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 49.2% of the workforce. Other common sectors include accommodation and food services at 8.1%, and manufacturing at 6.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 35.5%, followed by managers at 17.7% and technicians and trades at 13.7%. Machinery operators and drivers account for 8.1% 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 Tooleybuc [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122135/tooleybuc/topic/employment