6.2% ▲ +6.1%
Higher than 80% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 6.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Melton - Bacchus Marsh · Sub-region (SA3)
Jobs & Industry in Melton - Bacchus Marsh
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A 6.2% unemployment rate is much higher than most similar areas in Melton - Bacchus Marsh. While more adults here are working or looking for work than the national figure, the share of full-time roles has fallen by 4.9 percentage points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 64.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the Australian figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also a little above the state and national averages at 61.4%.
64.1% ▼ -2.1%
Higher than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 65.5%
- 2016: 63.3%
- 2021: 64.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.4% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 72% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 66.3%
- 2016: 64.1%
- 2021: 61.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 12.2%, followed closely by construction at 11.8% and retail trade at 10.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17.1%, while 14.3% hold clerical or administrative roles and 14.2% work as technicians and tradespeople.
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 - Bacchus Marsh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/21304/melton-bacchus-marsh/topic/employment