3.3% ▼ -27.7%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 3.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Monbulk · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Monbulk
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A lower share of full-time workers than most similar areas defines the workforce in Monbulk. While 62% of adults are working or looking for work, this is well below the state and national figures for full-time employment. The local job market remains steady with an unemployment rate of 3.3%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62% of adults are working or looking for work, which is about the same as the Victorian and national figures. However, the 55.1% full-time employment rate is well below both the state (59.2%) and national (58.9%) levels.
62.0% ▼ -6.0%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.0%
- 2016: 62.9%
- 2021: 62.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.1% ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.7%
- 2016: 55.2%
- 2021: 55.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the largest employer at 14.7%, followed by health care and social assistance at 13%. Other notable sectors include education and training at 9% and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 8.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 20.9%, with professionals following at 18.3%. Managers account for 14.9% of the workforce, while community and personal service roles represent 12.1%.
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 Monbulk [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21727/monbulk/topic/employment