3.4% ▼ -14.7%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Holland Park West · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Holland Park West
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Holland Park West than the national average. This professional community sees 71.1% of adults in the labour force, which is 10 percentage points above the Australian figure. Most residents hold stable, full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well above the state and national figures at 62.3%. This high level of activity is reflected in a 3.4% unemployment rate, which is a little below the national figure of 5.1%.
71.1% ▲ +3.0%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.0%
- 2016: 68.9%
- 2021: 71.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.3% ▼ -5.5%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.9%
- 2016: 64.5%
- 2021: 62.3%
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 17.7% of the workforce. Other major sectors include professional and technical services at 11.8% and education and training at 11.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are very common, making up 35.4% of jobs in the area. Managers follow at 14.8%, while clerical and administrative workers account for 13.4% of the local workforce.
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 Holland Park West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31347/holland-park-west/topic/employment