4.5% —
Lower than 63% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kew (Southern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Kew (Southern Metropolitan)
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly 39% of working residents in Kew (Southern Metropolitan) are professionals, reflecting a highly skilled local workforce. While most adults are employed in high-level roles, the area maintains an unemployment rate of 4.5%, which is lower than in most other similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61.9% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that is about the same as the national average. Full-time employment sits at 58.0%, which is a little below the Victorian average and has fallen slightly since 2016.
61.9% —
Higher than 52% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 60.6%
- 2021: 61.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.0% —
Lower than 56% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 59.1%
- 2021: 58.0%
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 for local workers at 17.2%. Other major employers include professional and technical services at 14.2%, followed by retail trade at 9.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up 38.9% of the workforce, and managers account for another 19.6%. Clerical and administrative roles are the next most common at 12.2%, while sales workers make up 8.8%.
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 Kew (Southern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED24006/kew/topic/employment