9.4% ▲ +634.1%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 9.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Toogoom · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Toogoom
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A shrinking workforce and rising unemployment define the current job market in Toogoom. Only 41.5% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that has plummeted 28 points since 2011. This shift has left the area with a much higher unemployment rate than most similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment has fallen 21 points since 2011 to 51.9%, which is well below the national figure. This decline is mirrored by the unemployment rate, which rose sharply from 1.3% in 2011 to 9.4% in 2021, leaving it well above the Queensland average.
41.5% ▼ -40.1%
Lower than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 69.3%
- 2016: 42.7%
- 2021: 41.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.9% ▼ -28.3%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 72.4%
- 2016: 54.7%
- 2021: 51.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 22.2%. Other significant employers include retail trade at 12.5% and construction at 10.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service workers make up 17.9% of the workforce, closely followed by professionals at 17.8%. Labourers and technicians or tradespeople also represent significant portions of the local jobs at 14% and 11.9% respectively.
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 Toogoom [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315094/toogoom/topic/employment