4.1% ▼ -4.8%
Lower than 80% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Melbourne - Inner South · Region (SA4)
Jobs & Industry in Melbourne - Inner South
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Melbourne - Inner South than in most similar areas. The region sees a high level of professional activity, with a typical resident more likely to be employed full-time than those in the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is 66.1%, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. While full-time employment fell slightly since 2011 to 60.3%, the unemployment rate remains much lower than most areas at 4.1%.
66.1% ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 88% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 63.7%
- 2016: 63.5%
- 2021: 66.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.3% ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 70% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 62.2%
- 2016: 61.6%
- 2021: 60.3%
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 here at 13.5%, followed closely by professional and technical services at 13.1%. Education and training also employ a significant 10.1% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up a third of the local workforce, while 18.9% of people work as managers. Clerical and administrative roles are the next most common, accounting for 12.8% of jobs.
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 South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/208/melbourne-inner-south/topic/employment