6.8% ▲ +5.1%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 6.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Toomulla · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Toomulla
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A small proportion of adults in Toomulla are working or looking for work, at just 43.5%. While this is far below the national figure, those who are employed are overwhelmingly in full-time roles. This trend has strengthened over the last decade, with full-time employment rising slightly to 68.0%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well above the Queensland average at 68.0%, though the unemployment rate is a little above the national figure at 6.8%. The share of adults working or looking for work has fallen sharply by 21 points since 2011.
43.5% ▼ -32.2%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 64.2%
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 43.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
68.0% ▲ +1.2%
Higher than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 67.2%
- 2016: 60.7%
- 2021: 68.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is split evenly between health care and social assistance and education and training, with both industries employing 13.3% of people.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Machinery operators and drivers and labourers are the most common jobs, each making up 14.7% of the workforce. Professionals and technicians and trades follow at 12.0% each.
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 Toomulla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322124/toomulla/topic/employment