Toowoomba Regional Council area

Characteristics of the unemployed

5.0% of the resident workforce of the Toowoomba Regional Council area were unemployed in 2021, compared to 5.4% in Queensland.

The local unemployed resident includes all people who are residents in the local area who are looking for part-time or full-time work. This is an important resource for the local economy, their characteristics inform us about the skills that are available locally, even if they are not currently employed in the local economy.

For an overview of unemployment levels and trends in the Toowoomba Regional Council area go to the Unemployment page.

Data source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2021 and 2016 – by usual residence

Current area:
Current benchmark:
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Characteristics of the unemployed
Toowoomba Regional Council area20212016change
Namenumber%. % Queenslandnumber%. % Queensland2016 to 2021
Key statistics
Total persons4,172100.0100.05,146100.0100.0-974
Males2,20052.754.32,76053.653.6-560
Females1,97147.245.72,38846.446.4-417
Unemployment rate--5.05.4--6.77.6-1.8%
Age structure
15 - 24 years1,53636.834.12,05439.935.6-518
25 - 54 years2,01748.349.72,50648.750.8-489
55 - 64 years49311.813.351410.011.9-21
65 years and over1212.92.8781.51.7+43
Looking for
Full-time work2,19952.755.03,11060.460.1-911
Part-time work1,97047.245.02,04039.639.9-70
Qualifications
Bachelor or higher degree48611.616.359611.613.7-110
Advanced diploma or diploma2656.48.43416.68.1-76
Certificate level1,15327.624.51,36426.524.6-211
No qualifications2,18152.348.32,68152.150.4-500
Highest level of schooling
Year 122,06649.556.62,66451.854.3-598
Year 1149811.910.855610.811.5-58
Under Year 101,52536.631.31,82135.432.2-296
Education institute attending
Not Attending2,99871.973.43,65971.173.8-661
University2866.99.05129.910.3-226
TAFE3398.16.23286.45.3+11
Other731.71.61452.82.3-72
Secondary school45110.89.24238.27.1+28
Field of qualification
Natural and Physical Sciences350.81.5561.11.4-21
Information Technology641.52.1991.91.9-35
Engineering and Related Technologies2536.16.84108.08.3-157
Architecture and Building771.82.81152.22.9-38
Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies781.91.3981.91.2-20
Health1313.13.71553.03.1-24
Education1072.62.31202.31.9-13
Management and Commerce42510.212.255310.711.8-128
Society and Culture3749.07.93807.47.3-6
Creative Arts852.03.1751.52.4+10
Food, Hospitality and Personal Services2175.24.42364.64.1-19
Mixed Field Programmes120.30.3190.40.2-7
Other characteristics
Speaks a language other than English at home58214.018.367513.117.4-93
Born overseas81819.628.2--------
Arrived between 2016 to 20212947.06.33927.68.6-98
Has child care responsibilities (own or others)1,12627.025.91,56130.329.6-435

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