3.1% ▼ -2.9%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 3.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kialla · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kialla
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults in Kialla are working or looking for work than in most similar areas, with 65.6% in the local workforce. This high level of activity is mirrored by a strong full-time employment rate of 61.1%, which sits above both the Victorian and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 3.1%, which is a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia. This sits alongside a high number of people working full-time compared to most other areas.
65.6% ▼ -1.5%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.7%
- 2016: 65.6%
- 2021: 65.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.1% ▼ -2.1%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.4%
- 2016: 62.0%
- 2021: 61.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 16.4%, followed by construction at 10.6% and retail trade at 10.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation for 19.9% of workers, with managers and technicians and trades also making up significant shares of the 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 Kialla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21340/kialla/topic/employment