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Jobs & Industry in Melville

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

A high rate of full-time employment defines the working life of Melville, where 63.6% of the workforce holds a full-time role. This is well above the national figure of 58.9%, creating a professional atmosphere where almost no one is currently unemployed.

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📍 Melville, Suburb / Locality

Where Melville sits — Unemployment rate

0.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Melville — lower than 99% of areas.

Melville0.0%
2320, NSW 4.5%
New South Wales 4.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

While 54.0% of adults are working or looking for work—well below the New South Wales figure of 58.7%—those who are employed are likely to be in stable roles. The unemployment rate is 0.0%, which is much lower than most similar areas.

Unemployment rate

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0.0% —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Labour-force participation

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54.0% —

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Employed full-time

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63.6% —

Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

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 40.9%, followed by manufacturing and education and training, which both sit at 18.2%. Mining also plays a significant role, employing 13.6% of the workforce.

Industries people work in

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In Melville, the largest group is Health care & social assistance at 45%, followed by Manufacturing (20%) and Education & training (20%).

Health care & social assistance 40.9% Manufacturing 18.2% Education & training 18.2% Mining 13.6%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

The workforce is heavily skewed toward high-level roles, with professionals making up 45.5% of jobs and managers accounting for 31.8%. Community and personal service workers make up the remaining 18.2%.

Occupations people work in

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In Melville, the largest group is Professionals at 48%, followed by Managers (33%) and Community & personal service (19%).

Professionals 45.5% Managers 31.8% Community & personal service 18.2%

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/sal/SAL12575/melville/topic/employment