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Surrey Hills (West) - Canterbury · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Jobs & Industry in Surrey Hills (West) - Canterbury

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Nearly 40% of workers in Surrey Hills (West) - Canterbury are professionals, making it an area with a highly skilled workforce. While employment patterns have shifted slightly over the last decade, the local job market remains stable with a very low unemployment rate of 4.1%.

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📍 Surrey Hills (West) - Canterbury, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Surrey Hills (West) - Canterbury sits — Unemployment rate

4.1% ▲ +6.4%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Surrey Hills (West) - Canterbury — lower than 64% of areas.

Surrey Hills (West) - Canterbury4.1%
3126, VIC 3.7%
Victoria 5.0%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

About 62.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is slightly above the national figure. Full-time employment fell 2.0 percentage points since 2011 to 57.1%, a result that is a little below both the state and national levels.

Unemployment rate

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4.1% ▲ +6.4%

Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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62.2% ▼ -3.5%

Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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57.1% ▼ -3.3%

Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

The local workforce is spread across several key sectors, with health care and social assistance (15.9%) and professional and technical services (15.4%) being the most common industries.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professional roles are the most frequent at 39.7%, followed by managers at 22.0%. Clerical and administrative positions make up 11.2% of the local workforce.

Occupations people work in

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In Surrey Hills (West) - Canterbury, the largest group is Professionals at 40%, followed by Managers (22%) and Clerical & administrative (11%).

Professionals 39.7% Managers 22.0% Clerical & administrative 11.2% Sales workers 8.4% Community & personal service 8.0% Technicians & trades 4.6% Labourers 3.0% Machinery operators & drivers 1.4%

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 Surrey Hills (West) - Canterbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/207011155/surrey-hills-canterbury/topic/employment