4.7% ▲ +4.2%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 4.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Templestowe · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Templestowe
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults in Templestowe have been working or looking for work since 2011, with this figure falling by 5.4 percentage points. While the area has a strong professional workforce, the proportion of full-time employees has dipped to 57.0%. This is now a little below the national figure of 58.9%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 56.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the 61.1% national average. Despite this, the unemployment rate is 4.7%, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
56.8% ▼ -8.7%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 62.2%
- 2016: 57.5%
- 2021: 56.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.0% ▼ -5.7%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 60.5%
- 2016: 59.5%
- 2021: 57.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers here at 14.3%. Professional and technical services follow at 12.2%, with retail trade accounting for 11.9% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly 30% of the local workforce are professionals, and 19.3% are managers. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 14.4% and sales workers at 10.4%.
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 Templestowe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/207021159/templestowe/topic/employment