4.2% ▼ -8.9%
Lower than 55% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Glen Eira · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Glen Eira
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Glen Eira compared to the rest of the country. This strong activity is mirrored in the local job market, where a large proportion of the workforce is employed in high-skill professional and technical roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 67.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. While the unemployment rate has barely changed since 2011, the share of full-time workers fell slightly to 60.4%.
67.7% ▲ +4.9%
Higher than 92% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 64.5%
- 2016: 64.2%
- 2021: 67.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.4% ▼ -3.0%
Higher than 56% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 62.3%
- 2016: 61.6%
- 2021: 60.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical services are the top employer at 14.1%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 13.9% and education and training at 10.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is dominated by professionals, who make up 36.1% of all jobs. Managers account for another 17.6%, while clerical and administrative roles make up 12.4%.
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 Glen Eira [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA22310/glen-eira/topic/employment