3.7% ▲ +15.2%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Melville · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Melville
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more adults are working or looking for work in Melville than in most similar areas. This activity is reflected in a strong workforce, though the typical person is slightly less likely to be in full-time employment than the state average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 68.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. The unemployment rate is 3.7%, a little below both the state and national figures of 5.1%.
68.5% ▲ +6.2%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.5%
- 2016: 65.2%
- 2021: 68.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.6% ▼ -3.4%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.7%
- 2016: 58.8%
- 2021: 57.6%
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 here at 13.3%, followed closely by education and training at 12.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 30.3%, with managers making up another 16.7% of the 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 Melville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50932/melville/topic/employment