5.5% ▼ -2.6%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 5.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Glen Iris · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Glen Iris
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high proportion of adults in Glen Iris are working or looking for work, though the local unemployment rate is much higher than most similar areas. This reflects a workforce where 65.1% of adults are active in the labour market, despite a 5.5% unemployment rate that sits slightly above state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 65.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment for 59.6% of the population is about the same as the Western Australian average.
65.1% ▼ -6.4%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.6%
- 2016: 67.1%
- 2021: 65.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.6% ▼ -9.2%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.6%
- 2016: 60.2%
- 2021: 59.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with health care and social assistance being the most common at 12.1%, followed closely by manufacturing at 11.6% and retail trade at 11.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades people make up the largest group at 18.5%, while labourers account for 17.3% of jobs. Machinery operators and drivers are also common, making up 12.4% 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 Glen Iris [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50553/glen-iris/topic/employment