4.1% ▲ +22.7%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Melrose Park · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Melrose Park
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly a third of workers in Melrose Park are professionals, marking it as a highly skilled hub. The area has a strong work culture, with 66.1% of adults working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working life is active here, as 66.1% of adults are employed or seeking a job. Full-time employment is a little above the New South Wales figure at 60.2%, while the unemployment rate of 4.1% is about the same as the state's.
66.1% ▼ -0.6%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.5%
- 2016: 64.1%
- 2021: 66.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.2% ▼ -10.0%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.9%
- 2016: 66.7%
- 2021: 60.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, led by health care and social assistance at 12.9%. Other common industries include professional and technical services at 11.6% and education and training at 9.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common at 31.6%, followed by managers at 16.7% and clerical or administrative staff at 15.8%. Technicians and tradespeople make up 11.0% of the workforce.
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 Melrose Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12574/melrose-park/topic/employment