3.3% ▼ -17.2%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 3.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tooradin · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Tooradin
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults in Tooradin are working or looking for work than in 2011, with 65.8% now active in the labour force. This is well above the national figure of 61.1%. The area is marked by strong employment, with a low unemployment rate of 3.3% and a high proportion of full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A little more than 60% of residents have full-time jobs, which is much higher than most similar areas. While this is above the Victorian average, the figure has fallen by 3.5 percentage points since 2011.
65.8% ▲ +8.8%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 60.5%
- 2016: 48.8%
- 2021: 65.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.9% ▼ -5.4%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 64.4%
- 2016: 53.4%
- 2021: 60.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry here, employing 20.2% of the workforce. Manufacturing is also prominent at 11.2%, followed by health care and social assistance at 9.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest group of workers at 22.3%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 13.3% and community and personal service workers at 11.8%.
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 Tooradin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215085/tooradin/topic/employment