5.9% ▼ -5.3%
Higher than 75% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 5.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Monash · Sub-region (SA3)
Jobs & Industry in Monash
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high unemployment rate of 5.9% marks the workforce in Monash, which is much higher than most similar areas. While about 60.5% of adults are working or looking for work, the area has a strong concentration of professionals and health care workers.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The share of adults working or looking for work rose to 60.5% since 2011, though this is a little below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Meanwhile, the proportion of people in full-time jobs fell 3.3 points over the last decade to 58.5%.
60.5% ▲ +3.9%
Lower than 51% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 58.2%
- 2016: 56.4%
- 2021: 60.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.5% ▼ -5.3%
Lower than 51% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 61.8%
- 2016: 60.3%
- 2021: 58.5%
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 residents at 13.5%, followed by professional and technical services at 11.4%. Retail trade (10.2%) and education and training (9.8%) also employ large numbers of people.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are very common here, making up 31.9% of all jobs. Managers account for 13.9% of the workforce, while clerical and administrative workers make up 12.9%.
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 Monash [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/21205/monash/topic/employment