4.0% ▼ -10.6%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 4.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Murrumbeena · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Murrumbeena
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Murrumbeena compared to the rest of the country. This professional hub sees 71% of its adult population in the labour force, well above the national figure of 61.1%. The local workforce is largely stable, with a typical employment rate that sits slightly above the state average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 71% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Full-time employment is also common at 61.9%, while the unemployment rate of 4% is a little below the national average.
71.0% ▲ +3.2%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.8%
- 2016: 67.9%
- 2021: 71.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.9% ▼ -2.8%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.6%
- 2016: 62.4%
- 2021: 61.9%
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 13.6%, closely followed by professional and technical services at 13.2% and education and training at 11.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 35.8%, followed by managers at 16.1% and clerical and administrative staff at 12.8%.
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 Murrumbeena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21849/murrumbeena/topic/employment