4.1% ▲ +7.7%
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mentone · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Mentone
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high rate of full-time work defines the daily life of Mentone, where 63.3% of the workforce holds a full-time role. This is well above the national figure of 58.9%, suggesting a stable and employed local population.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
More adults in Mentone are working or looking for work than in most similar areas, at 66.6%. This is well above the Victorian average of 62.4%, while the unemployment rate of 4.1% remains about the same as the rest of the country.
66.6% ▲ +5.8%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 63.0%
- 2016: 64.3%
- 2021: 66.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.3% ▲ +1.3%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 62.5%
- 2016: 63.4%
- 2021: 63.3%
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 locals at 13.4%, followed by professional and technical services at 11.1% and education and training at 10.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are very common here, making up 29.6% of jobs, which sits alongside a high proportion of managers at 17.6%.
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 Mentone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/208031190/mentone/topic/employment