3.8% ▼ -9.5%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Glen Iris - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Glen Iris - East
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A shift toward more part-time work has seen full-time employment in Glen Iris - East fall by 2.1 percentage points since 2011. Despite this, the area remains a high-employment hub where 67.6% of adults are working or looking for work, far exceeding the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The 3.8% unemployment rate is lower than most areas and slightly below the national figure. This strong activity is consistent with the high number of adults in the workforce, which is well above the Victorian average.
67.6% ▼ -0.1%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 67.6%
- 2016: 67.0%
- 2021: 67.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.1% ▼ -3.5%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 61.3%
- 2016: 59.8%
- 2021: 59.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical services are the biggest employer at 16.2%, followed by health care and social assistance at 15.3% and education and training at 10.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is heavily skewed toward high-level roles, with professionals making up 41.0% of workers and managers accounting for another 21.7%.
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 Glen Iris - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/207011150/glen-iris-east/topic/employment