3.5% ▼ -29.9%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 3.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Monash · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Monash
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are working or looking for work in Monash than in most similar areas. This active workforce is seen in the 67.2% of adults who are part of the labour force, a figure well above the national average. Most of these residents hold stable, full-time positions.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is high here at 62.6%, which is well above both the state and national figures. The unemployment rate is 3.5%, sitting a little below the South Australian average of 5.4%.
67.2% ▼ -1.2%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.1%
- 2016: 66.6%
- 2021: 67.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.6% ▲ +4.5%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.9%
- 2016: 55.1%
- 2021: 62.6%
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 16.6%, followed by manufacturing at 14.2% and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 11.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common workers at 17.6%, while managers make up 17% of the local workforce. Technicians and trades people also account for a large share at 16.3%.
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 Monash [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40904/monash/topic/employment