4.1% ▼ -6.2%
Lower than 58% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Stonnington · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Stonnington
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
High employment levels shape daily life in Stonnington, where 69.1% of adults are working or looking for work. This is well above the national figure of 61.1%. The area is a major hub for high-skilled work, with a very high proportion of residents in professional roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is much higher here than in most areas, at 65.4%, which is well above the Victorian average. While the unemployment rate has barely changed since 2011 and sits at 4.1%, the overall number of adults working or looking for work has risen by 3.3 points.
69.1% ▲ +4.9%
Higher than 96% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 65.8%
- 2016: 65.6%
- 2021: 69.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.4% ▼ -3.0%
Higher than 78% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 67.5%
- 2016: 67.5%
- 2021: 65.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical services are the biggest employer for residents at 17.1%. Other major industries include health care and social assistance at 13.9%, followed by retail trade at 8.8% and education and training at 8.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is heavily skewed toward high-level roles, with professionals making up 41.1% of workers and managers accounting for another 19.9%. Clerical and administrative staff make up 11.5%, while sales and community service workers each sit at 7.7%.
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 Stonnington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA26350/stonnington/topic/employment