5.9% ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 5.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Glen Waverley · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Glen Waverley
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
One third of workers in Glen Waverley are professionals, marking this as the most common type of job in the area. While many residents hold high-level roles, the local unemployment rate is 5.9%, which is much higher than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is 57.6%, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment sits at 59.5%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
57.6% ▲ +1.9%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.6%
- 2016: 55.9%
- 2021: 57.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.5% ▼ -4.3%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.2%
- 2016: 60.0%
- 2021: 59.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the largest employer at 13.6%, followed by professional and technical services at 12.4%. Retail trade also employs a significant 10.3% of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are very common here at 33.7%, with managers making up another 15% of workers. Clerical and administrative positions account for 12.6% of the workforce, while technicians and trades represent 9.3%.
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 Waverley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21013/glen-waverley/topic/employment