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St Kilda · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in St Kilda

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

A 21.4% unemployment rate marks St Kilda (SA) as a place with some of the highest joblessness in the region. This gap is far above the South Australian figure of 5.4%, reflecting a local workforce that struggles significantly more than the rest of the state.

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📍 St Kilda, Suburb / Locality

Where St Kilda sits — Unemployment rate

21.4% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is St Kilda — higher than 99% of areas.

St Kilda21.4%
5110, SA 7.4%
South Australia 5.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Only 35.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also well below the Australian average, with only 50.0% of the workforce in full-time roles.

Unemployment rate

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21.4% —

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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35.9% —

Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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50.0% —

Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Professional and technical roles are the most common industry at 13.3%, followed by transport, warehousing, and health care, which each account for 10.0% of the workforce.

Industries people work in

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In St Kilda, the largest group is Professional & technical at 31%, followed by Transport & warehousing (23%) and Health care & social assistance (23%).

Professional & technical 13.3% Transport & warehousing 10.0% Health care & social assistance 10.0% Other services 10.0%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 26.7%, while machinery operators and drivers account for 20.0% of occupations.

Occupations people work in

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In St Kilda, the largest group is Labourers at 38%, followed by Machinery operators & drivers (29%) and Sales workers (19%).

Labourers 26.7% Machinery operators & drivers 20.0% Sales workers 13.3% Technicians & trades 10.0%

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 St Kilda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41371/st-kilda/topic/employment