5.1% ▲ +2.2%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 5.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Malvern East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Malvern East
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high proportion of adults in Malvern East are active in the workforce, with 67.2% working or looking for work. This is well above the national figure of 61.1% and reflects a professional community where most adults are employed. The local job market is anchored by a strong presence of high-skilled professionals and managers.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
More adults are working or looking for work here than in most other areas, a figure that has risen 3.0 percentage points since 2011. Full-time employment sits at 59.9%, which is about the same as the state average, while the unemployment rate is 5.1%.
67.2% ▲ +4.7%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 64.2%
- 2016: 62.5%
- 2021: 67.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.9% ▼ -0.8%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 60.4%
- 2016: 60.5%
- 2021: 59.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The workforce is spread across several key sectors, with health care and social assistance being the most common at 14.8%. Professional and technical services follow closely at 14.4%, with education and training accounting for 10.0% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are very common in Malvern East, making up 37.5% of all jobs. Managers account for another 18.9%, while clerical and administrative workers represent 12.1% 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 Malvern East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/208041195/malvern-east/topic/employment