3.7% ▼ -10.3%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Toorak · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Toorak
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A little more than 61% of Toorak's working population is employed full-time, which is higher than most other areas. This workforce is heavily concentrated in professional and managerial roles. While the typical employment rate is slightly lower than the state and national figures, the unemployment rate is also a little lower.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 59.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little below the national figure of 61.1%. However, the unemployment rate of 3.7% is a little below both Victoria and Australia.
59.5% ▲ +0.2%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.3%
- 2016: 59.0%
- 2021: 59.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.7% ▼ -4.6%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.7%
- 2016: 63.3%
- 2021: 61.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical services are the biggest employer at 17.1%, followed by health care and social assistance at 15.1%. Finance and insurance make up 9.5% of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is dominated by professionals at 40.5% and managers at 24.1%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative work at 11.4% and sales roles at 8.1%.
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 Toorak [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22547/toorak/topic/employment