5.1% ▲ +4.1%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 5.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mulgrave · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mulgrave
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A little more than 60% of working adults in Mulgrave hold full-time jobs, which is slightly above the figures for Victoria and Australia. This provides a steady employment base for the area, though the unemployment rate is higher than in most similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is common here, with 60.9% of the population employed full-time. However, the unemployment rate of 5.1% is higher than most similar areas.
61.0% ▼ -0.5%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.3%
- 2016: 58.7%
- 2021: 61.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.9% ▼ -6.1%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.8%
- 2016: 63.0%
- 2021: 60.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 13.1%, followed by retail trade at 10.4% and professional and technical services at 9.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most frequent occupation at 26.7%, while clerical and administrative jobs account for 14.5% 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 Mulgrave [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21827/mulgrave/topic/employment