5.2% ▲ +11.6%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 5.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Templestowe Lower · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Templestowe Lower
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Templestowe Lower than in most similar areas. The typical resident is more likely to be a professional or manager, with 48.4% of workers in these high-skill roles. This professional profile contrasts with a lower-than-average workforce activity rate.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 57% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment has fallen by 4.4 percentage points since 2011, while the unemployment rate has remained steady at 5.2%.
57.0% ▲ +0.9%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 56.5%
- 2016: 55.3%
- 2021: 57.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.8% ▼ -7.0%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 62.2%
- 2016: 60.7%
- 2021: 57.8%
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 local workers at 14.4%. Professional and technical services follow at 11.6%, with retail trade making up 11.2% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 31.4%, followed by managers at 17%. Clerical and administrative roles account for 13.5% of the local workforce.
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 Lower [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/207021160/templestowe-lower/topic/employment