4.0% ▼ -10.5%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 4.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
South Yarra · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in South Yarra
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 South Yarra compared to the rest of the country. The area has a very strong employment profile, with 72.9% of adults in the labour force. This professional owner is mirrored in the types of high-level roles and industries people here work in.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working life is very active here, with 70.2% of people employed full-time, which is far above the national figure of 58.9%. The unemployment rate is 4.0%, slightly lower than the Australian average of 5.1%.
72.9% ▲ +5.8%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.9%
- 2016: 68.3%
- 2021: 72.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
70.2% ▼ -4.8%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.7%
- 2016: 73.3%
- 2021: 70.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical services are the biggest employer at 19.8%. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 12.2%, followed by retail trade, education, and finance, each around 8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is heavily skewed toward high-level roles, with professionals making up 45.6% of all jobs. Managers also represent a large slice at 18.9%, while clerical and administrative roles account for 10.8%.
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 South Yarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22314/south-yarra/topic/employment