4.0% ▼ -8.7%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 4.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Murrumbeena · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Murrumbeena
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Murrumbeena than in most similar areas. About 70.3% of the adult population is in the labour force, and the local unemployment rate is lower than most areas at 4.0%. This suggests a strong employment profile for the suburb.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is well above the national figure of 61.1%. While 61.6% of the workforce is employed full-time, this is a little above the Victorian average but has fallen 2.1 percentage points since 2011.
70.3% ▲ +2.1%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 68.8%
- 2016: 67.9%
- 2021: 70.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.6% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 63.7%
- 2016: 62.1%
- 2021: 61.6%
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 at 13.4%, followed closely by professional and technical services at 13.3%. Education and training also employ a significant 11.5% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are very common here, making up 35.9% of jobs. Managers account for another 16.5%, while clerical and administrative workers represent 12.9% 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 Murrumbeena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/208021181/murrumbeena/topic/employment