2.8% ▼ -14.0%
Lower than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 2.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tolga · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Tolga
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults in Tolga have been working or looking for work since 2011, with that figure rising 8.5 percentage points to 55.8%. Full-time employment is common here, and the unemployment rate is much lower than in most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is just 2.8%, which is a little below the national figure of 5.1%. While 61.6% of the workforce is employed full-time, this is slightly lower than it was in 2011.
55.8% ▲ +18.1%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 47.2%
- 2016: 54.5%
- 2021: 55.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.6% ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 63.9%
- 2016: 69.6%
- 2021: 61.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer for local workers at 19.5%, followed by health care and social assistance at 14.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 22.3%, while technicians and trades workers account for 13.9% 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 Tolga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321106/tolga/topic/employment