4.4% ▼ -2.8%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mitcham · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mitcham
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are working or looking for work in Mitcham than in most similar areas. A high proportion of the local workforce is in full-time roles, with 67.4% of adults active in the labour market, which is well above the Victorian figure of 62.4%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is a little above the national figure at 60.9%. The unemployment rate is 4.4%, which is about the same as the state and national rates.
67.4% ▲ +3.2%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.3%
- 2016: 66.0%
- 2021: 67.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.9% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.6%
- 2016: 62.2%
- 2021: 60.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 13.6%, followed by professional and technical services at 12.3% and education and training at 10.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 34.5%, while managers account for 14.4% and clerical and administrative workers 13.6%.
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 Mitcham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21706/mitcham/topic/employment