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Parkville · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Parkville

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

More people are working or looking for work in Parkville than in most similar areas, though the unemployment rate is now well above the national figure. This employment landscape is dominated by high-skill roles and a strong presence in education and health services. Roughly 66.2% of adults are in the labour force.

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📍 Parkville, Suburb / Locality

Where Parkville sits — Unemployment rate

10.1% ▼ -18.0%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Parkville — higher than 90% of areas.

Parkville10.1%
3052, VIC 10.0%
Victoria 5.0%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

While 66.2% of adults are working or looking for work—well above the 61.1% national figure—the unemployment rate is among the highest for similar areas at 10.1%. Full-time employment is also far below the Victorian average, sitting at 46.3%.

Unemployment rate

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10.1% ▼ -18.0%

Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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66.2% ▲ +17.2%

Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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46.3% ▼ -7.7%

Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Education and training is the biggest employer in Parkville at 16.2%, followed by accommodation and food services at 13.6%. Professional and technical services and health care also make up large shares of the local workforce.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professional roles are very common here, making up 39.5% of jobs. Other significant groups include community and personal service workers at 14.7% and clerical and administrative staff at 10.8%.

Occupations people work in

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In Parkville, the largest group is Professionals at 40%, followed by Community & personal service (15%) and Clerical & administrative (11%).

Professionals 39.5% Community & personal service 14.7% Clerical & administrative 10.8% Managers 10.1% Sales workers 8.0% Labourers 7.3% Technicians & trades 6.1% Machinery operators & drivers 1.8%

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 Parkville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22038/parkville/topic/employment