5.1% ▲ +10.0%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 5.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Templestowe Lower · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Templestowe Lower
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much lower share of adults are working or looking for work in Templestowe Lower compared to the rest of the state. While 57.7% of adults are in the workforce, this is well below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. This gap defines the local employment landscape, despite full-time work rates remaining fairly typical for the area.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The local unemployment rate is 5.1%, which is about the same as the national figure but higher than most similar areas. Full-time employment sits at 57.7%, which is a little below both the state and national averages.
57.7% ▲ +2.0%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.6%
- 2016: 56.0%
- 2021: 57.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.7% ▼ -7.2%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.2%
- 2016: 60.7%
- 2021: 57.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 14.3%. Other common industries include professional and technical services at 11.5% and retail trade at 11.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation here, making up 31.4% of the workforce. Managers follow at 17%, while clerical and administrative staff account for 13.5% of workers.
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 Lower [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22484/templestowe-lower/topic/employment