6.5% ▲ +7.3%
Higher than 83% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 6.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Melton · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Melton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Melton, where 12.3% of the workforce is employed in this field. The area has a high proportion of people working or looking for work compared to most other regions. However, unemployment is also a little above the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 64.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. While full-time employment is a little above the state average at 61.5%, this figure has fallen by 5.3 points since 2011.
64.3% ▼ -2.4%
Higher than 81% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 65.9%
- 2016: 63.6%
- 2021: 64.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.5% ▼ -7.9%
Higher than 62% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 66.8%
- 2016: 64.2%
- 2021: 61.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several key sectors, with health care and social assistance (12.3%) and construction (11.3%) being the largest employers. Retail trade and transport and warehousing also employ around 10% of people each.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17.2%, followed by clerical and administrative staff at 14.3%. Technicians and trades people are also common, representing 13.8% of occupations.
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 Melton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA24650/melton/topic/employment