4.1% ▲ +7.7%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mentone · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mentone
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly 30% of workers in Mentone are professionals, reflecting a highly skilled local workforce. This is a productive area where more adults are working or looking for work compared to the state and national figures. Full-time employment is also notably higher than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A strong 66.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also well above Victoria's average, sitting at 63.3%.
66.6% ▲ +5.8%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.0%
- 2016: 64.3%
- 2021: 66.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.3% ▲ +1.3%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.5%
- 2016: 63.4%
- 2021: 63.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for locals are health care and social assistance at 13.4%, followed by professional and technical services at 11.1% and education and training at 10.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most frequent at 29.6%, while managers make up 17.6% of the workforce. Clerical and administrative jobs account for 14.1% of local occupations.
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 Mentone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21648/mentone/topic/employment