3.5% ▼ -11.9%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 3.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Prahran · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Prahran
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Prahran compared to the state average. This workforce is heavily geared towards professional roles, with 75.7% of adults in the labour force, which is 15 percentage points above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is much higher here than in most areas, with 69.9% of workers in full-time roles. This is far above both the state and national figures, while the unemployment rate of 3.5% is a little below the national average.
75.7% ▲ +9.9%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.8%
- 2016: 70.0%
- 2021: 75.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
69.9% ▼ -3.9%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.7%
- 2016: 73.1%
- 2021: 69.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical services are the most common industry for locals at 17.6%, followed by health care and social assistance at 12.8% and retail trade at 8.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 41.2%, followed by managers at 19.8% and clerical and administrative staff at 11.8%.
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 Prahran [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22118/prahran/topic/employment