3.1% ▼ -8.4%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 3.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
East Melbourne · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in East Melbourne
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly half of all workers in East Melbourne are professionals, making it an area with a very high concentration of skilled jobs. This high level of qualification is reflected in the local workforce, where 69% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well above the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Employment is strong here, with 68.1% of people working full-time, which is well above the Victoria figure of 59.2%. Unemployment is also much lower than in most areas, sitting at just 3.1%.
69.0% ▼ -1.3%
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 69.8%
- 2016: 67.5%
- 2021: 69.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
68.1% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 73.1%
- 2016: 70.4%
- 2021: 68.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical services are the most common industry at 20.8%, followed by health care and social assistance at 15.2%. Other notable sectors include education and training, and finance and insurance.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is heavily skewed toward high-level roles, with professionals making up 49.2% of the population and managers accounting for another 20%. Clerical and administrative roles make up 11.1% of jobs.
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 East Melbourne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206041119/east-melbourne/topic/employment