4.5% ▲ +9.2%
Lower than 58% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Melville · Sub-region (SA3)
Jobs & Industry in Melville
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high percentage of adults in Melville are working or looking for work, reflecting a strong local employment rate. Most of the workforce is found in professional roles, with health care and education serving as the largest employers in the area.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 63.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is higher than most similar areas and a little above the national figure. Full-time employment fell 2.5 percentage points since 2011 to 57.6%, while the unemployment rate has barely changed at 4.5%.
63.4% ▼ -0.6%
Higher than 66% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 63.8%
- 2016: 61.8%
- 2021: 63.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.6% ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 59% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 60.1%
- 2016: 58.4%
- 2021: 57.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the largest employer at 15.2%, followed by education and training at 11.5%. Other common industries for the local workforce include professional and technical services at 10.3% and retail trade at 8.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 33.1%, which helps explain the high number of people working in technical and health services. Managers account for 15.2% of roles, while clerical and administrative staff make up 13.2%.
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/sa3/50704/melville/topic/employment