4.4% ▼ -18.7%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Toorak Gardens · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Toorak Gardens
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professional roles dominate the local workforce in Toorak Gardens, where 42.3% of workers are professionals. While most adults here are employed, the share of full-time roles is well below the national figure. This creates a workforce profile heavily weighted toward high-skill occupations but with fewer full-time positions than usual.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is about the same as the national figure. However, the 54.1% full-time employment rate is well below both the state and Australian averages. The unemployment rate is 4.4%, which is higher than in most similar areas.
61.1% ▼ -2.9%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.0%
- 2016: 60.8%
- 2021: 61.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.1% ▼ -6.9%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.1%
- 2016: 55.1%
- 2021: 54.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the largest employer at 22.6%. Other common industries include professional and technical services at 13.4% and education and training at 9.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is led by professionals at 42.3% and managers at 17.8%. Clerical and administrative roles make up 12.4%, while community and personal service workers account for 8.2%.
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 Gardens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41461/toorak-gardens/topic/employment