4.4% —
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Port Melbourne Industrial · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Port Melbourne Industrial
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professionals make up 33.8% of the workforce in Port Melbourne Industrial, the largest occupational group in the area. This is a highly active employment hub where 74.6% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far above the national level.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is very common here, with 70.4% of the workforce in full-time roles, which is far above the 58.9% national figure. The unemployment rate is 4.4%, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
74.6% —
Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
70.4% —
Higher than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are professional and technical services at 14.6%, followed by construction at 8.5% and finance and insurance at 8.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Alongside the high number of professionals, 20.0% of people work as managers. Clerical and administrative roles make up 12.1% of jobs, while technicians and trades account for 9.2%.
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 Port Melbourne Industrial [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206051511/port-melbourne-industrial/topic/employment