4.5% ▲ +29.9%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
St Kilda West · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in St Kilda West
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 West than in most other areas, with 71.9% in the workforce. This creates a professional workforce where full-time employment is much more common than the national average. The area's job market is defined by high participation and a strong lean toward high-skilled roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well above the national figure at 66.3%. While the unemployment rate of 4.5% is higher than in most similar areas, it remains about the same as the state and national rates.
71.9% ▼ -4.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 75.0%
- 2016: 68.5%
- 2021: 71.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
66.3% ▼ -9.5%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.2%
- 2016: 70.2%
- 2021: 66.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical services are the biggest employer at 17.9%. Health care and social assistance follow at 12.4%, with education and training making up 8.8% of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
High-level roles dominate the local workforce, with 39.4% of people working as professionals and 22.2% as managers. Clerical and administrative roles account for a further 12.3% of jobs.
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 West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22345/st-kilda-west/topic/employment