4.4% —
Lower than 69% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kooyong · Federal Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Kooyong
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
About 40% of working residents in Kooyong are professionals, reflecting a highly skilled local workforce. More adults here are working or looking for work than in most other areas. While full-time employment has dropped since 2016, the unemployment rate has also fallen significantly to 4.4%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is more common here than in most areas, at 64.2%, which is well above the national figure. While 59.3% of the workforce is employed full-time, this is a 6.1 point drop from 2016.
64.2% —
Higher than 73% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 65.3%
- 2021: 64.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.3% —
Higher than 59% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 65.4%
- 2021: 59.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several key sectors. Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 15.9%, followed closely by professional and technical services at 15.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals and managers make up the bulk of the workforce, accounting for 40.3% and 19.3% of jobs respectively. Clerical and administrative roles are the next most common at 11.9%.
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 Kooyong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED226/kooyong/topic/employment