10.0% —
Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Melton South - Weir Views · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Melton South - Weir Views
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A 10% unemployment rate marks Melton South - Weir Views as having some of the highest joblessness among similar areas. While many residents hold full-time roles, a small proportion of adults are actually working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 54.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. This lower participation sits alongside a 10% unemployment rate, which is well above the national average of 5.1%.
54.2% —
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.5% —
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with health care and social assistance (12.4%) and transport and warehousing (12.0%) being the most common employers.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Machinery operators and drivers are the most common workers at 16.4%, followed by community and personal service workers at 14.9% and technicians and trades at 13.9%.
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 Melton South - Weir Views [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213041578/melton-south-weir-views/topic/employment