4.7% ▲ +4.2%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 4.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Templestowe · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Templestowe
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Templestowe than in most similar areas. Only 56.8% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. While full-time work is common for over half the population, the area faces a slightly higher unemployment rate than many other similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 4.7%, which is higher than most similar areas, though it sits about the same as the Victorian figure of 5.0%. Full-time employment for 57% of residents is a little below the Australian average of 58.9%.
56.8% ▼ -8.7%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.2%
- 2016: 57.5%
- 2021: 56.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.0% ▼ -5.7%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.4%
- 2016: 59.5%
- 2021: 57.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry here, employing 14.3% of the workforce. Other major sectors include professional and technical services at 12.2% and retail trade at 11.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most frequent occupation for 29.9% of workers. Managers make up another 19.3%, followed by clerical and administrative staff at 14.4%.
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 Templestowe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22483/templestowe/topic/employment