Melbourne · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Melbourne

Name: Jobs & Industry in Melbourne — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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

Over a third of workers in Melbourne are professionals, reflecting the city's role as a major commercial hub. While a very high proportion of adults are working or looking for work, the area faces an unemployment rate of 8.6%, which is well above the national figure.

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📍 Melbourne, Suburb / Locality

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

A much higher share of adults are working or looking for work here than in most areas, at 68.3%. However, the unemployment rate is well above the Victorian figure, and full-time employment is well below the national average at 54.7%.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

The local workforce is most active in accommodation and food services (17.6%) and professional and technical fields (16.5%). Other significant sectors include health care and social assistance at 9.3% and retail trade at 8.5%.

Industries people work in

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Melbourne splits fairly evenly between Accommodation & food (18%) and Professional & technical (17%), with Health care & social assistance at 10%.

Accommodation & food 17.6% Professional & technical 16.5% Health care & social assistance 9.3% Retail trade 8.5% Education & training 7.3% Finance & insurance 6.6% Administrative & support 4.4% Public administration & safety 3.9% Construction 3.4% Transport & warehousing 3.2%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 35.3%, followed by community and personal service roles at 12.8%. Managers (11.9%) and clerical and administrative staff (10.8%) also represent significant portions of the local workforce.

Occupations people work in

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In Melbourne, the largest group is Professionals at 36%, followed by Community & personal service (13%) and Managers (12%).

Professionals 35.3% Community & personal service 12.8% Managers 11.9% Clerical & administrative 10.8% Technicians & trades 9.2% Sales workers 7.9% Labourers 7.5% Machinery operators & drivers 2.6%

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 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21640/melbourne/topic/employment

Unemployment rate compared with the state and national average
Melbourne	8.6%
3004, VIC	4.8%
Victoria	5.0%
Australia	5.1%

Where Melbourne sits — Unemployment rate