5.2% ▲ +2.0%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 5.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
South Melbourne · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in South Melbourne
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher share of residents are in full-time work in South Melbourne than in the rest of the state. This professional hub sees 69.2% of its workers in full-time roles, which is 10 percentage points above the Victorian and national figures. While more people here are working or looking for work, the unemployment rate of 5.2% is slightly higher than most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 68.4% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well above the national average of 61.1%. This high level of activity is driven by a strong full-time employment rate, though the 5.2% unemployment rate is about the same as the state and national figures.
68.4% ▲ +6.9%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.0%
- 2016: 63.6%
- 2021: 68.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
69.2% ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.9%
- 2016: 72.4%
- 2021: 69.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical services are the biggest employers at 19.8%. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 9.7%, followed by finance and insurance at 8.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is dominated by professionals and managers, who make up 40.5% and 21.4% of jobs respectively. Clerical and administrative roles account for 11.9% 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 South Melbourne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22310/south-melbourne/topic/employment