4.8% ▼ -3.9%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 4.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
St Kilda · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in St Kilda
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 St Kilda than in most other areas. This activity is led by a strong full-time workforce, with 65.6% of residents in full-time roles, which is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here, with 72.4% of adults in the labour force, far above the Australian figure of 61.1%. However, the unemployment rate is 4.8%, which is higher than in most other areas.
72.4% ▲ +0.8%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.8%
- 2016: 68.3%
- 2021: 72.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.6% ▼ -11.5%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 74.1%
- 2016: 71.7%
- 2021: 65.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical services are the most common industries for local workers at 14.9%, followed by health care and social assistance at 12.2%. Other key sectors include education and training, accommodation and food, and retail trade.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 35.9%, while managers account for 17.2%. Clerical and administrative roles are the next most common at 11.5%.
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 St Kilda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22343/st-kilda/topic/employment