3.7% ▲ +8.6%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Melville · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Melville
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professionals make up the biggest slice of the workforce in Melville, where 31.6% of workers hold professional roles. This is a highly active area for employment, with a much larger proportion of adults working or looking for work than in most other parts of Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Adults working or looking for work make up 65.8% of the population, which is well above the national figure. This activity is paired with a low unemployment rate of 3.7%, which is much lower than most similar areas.
65.8% ▲ +3.3%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 63.7%
- 2016: 63.2%
- 2021: 65.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.0% ▼ -3.0%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 59.9%
- 2016: 58.4%
- 2021: 58.0%
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 local workers at 13.9%, followed by education and training at 12.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Beyond the high number of professionals, 17.4% of people work as managers and 13.4% in clerical or administrative roles.
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 Melville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/507041181/melville/topic/employment