7.4% ▲ +21.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 7.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Melton West · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Melton West
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Retail trade is the most common industry for workers in Melton West, where 12.4% of the workforce is employed in that sector. While full-time work is common, the area faces higher unemployment than most similar places. This creates a mixed job market where many residents are employed, but others struggle to find work.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 7.4%, which is a little above the figures for Victoria and Australia and much higher than most similar areas. This is consistent with the fact that only 57% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well below the national average.
57.0% ▼ -14.5%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.7%
- 2016: 62.9%
- 2021: 57.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.2% ▼ -12.7%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.7%
- 2016: 64.1%
- 2021: 58.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Retail trade is the most common industry at 12.4%, followed closely by construction at 12.1%. Other major employers include health care and social assistance at 11.4% and transport and warehousing at 10.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades are the most common jobs at 15%. Community and personal service workers and clerical and administrative staff each make up 13.9% of the local 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 Melton West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21644/melton-west/topic/employment