12.5% ▼ -26.7%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 12.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Toolakea · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Toolakea
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Toolakea, where 18.8% of people are employed in this sector. The area has a strong proportion of full-time workers, although unemployment is much higher than the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is high at 65.9%, which is well above the national figure of 58.9% and has risen 11 points since 2011. However, unemployment is 12.5%, which is well above the Queensland rate of 5.4%, despite falling 4.5 points over the last decade.
52.7% ▲ +9.1%
Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 48.4%
- 2016: 54.5%
- 2021: 52.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.9% ▲ +20.2%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 54.8%
- 2016: 67.9%
- 2021: 65.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond health care, the most common industries for local workers are professional and technical services at 8.2%, followed by construction, transport, and public administration, which each account for 7.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17.6%, while technicians and tradespeople account for 15.3%. Clerical and administrative roles are held by 14.1% of the 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 Toolakea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322123/toolakea/topic/employment