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Melbourne - Inner East · Region (SA4)

Jobs & Industry in Melbourne - Inner East

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Professionals make up a huge 36.1% of the workforce in Melbourne - Inner East, the highest share of any job category. This area has a strong employment presence, with 62.0% of adults working or looking for work. Most jobs are concentrated in high-skill sectors like healthcare and professional services.

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📍 Melbourne - Inner East, Region (SA4)

Where Melbourne - Inner East sits — Unemployment rate

5.0% ▲ +1.0%

All region (sa4) areas, 2021. The marker is Melbourne - Inner East — higher than 55% of areas.

Melbourne - Inner East5.0%
Greater Melbourne 5.3%
Victoria 5.0%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

The proportion of adults working or looking for work is higher than most areas, sitting at 62.0%. While the unemployment rate has stayed steady at 5.0% since 2011, full-time employment has fallen by 2.8 points over the last decade to 58.1%.

Unemployment rate

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5.0% ▲ +1.0%

Higher than 55% of region (sa4) areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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62.0% ▲ +1.5%

Higher than 67% of region (sa4) areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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58.1% ▼ -4.7%

Lower than 55% of region (sa4) areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Health care and social assistance is the biggest industry at 15.2%, followed closely by professional and technical services at 13.5%. Retail trade (9.9%) and education and training (9.7%) also employ a significant share of the local workforce.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Over a third of workers are professionals, and another 17.4% are managers. Clerical and administrative roles make up 12.5% of jobs, while sales workers and community and personal service workers each account for around 9% of the population.

Occupations people work in

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In Melbourne - Inner East, the largest group is Professionals at 37%, followed by Managers (18%) and Clerical & administrative (13%).

Professionals 36.1% Managers 17.4% Clerical & administrative 12.5% Sales workers 8.8% Community & personal service 8.6% Technicians & trades 7.7% Labourers 4.8% Machinery operators & drivers 2.3%

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 Melbourne - Inner East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/207/melbourne-inner-east/topic/employment