0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Melrose · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Melrose
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Zero per cent unemployment marks the job market in Melrose, where more people are working or seeking work than in the typical Tasmanian town. This local workforce is largely employed in full-time roles, with 58.3% of the population in permanent positions.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the Tasmania figure of 58.2%. Full-time employment is also higher than the state average at 58.3%.
62.3% —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 59.0%
- 2021: 62.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.3% —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 67.4%
- 2021: 58.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Work in Melrose is spread across several sectors. Agriculture, forestry and fishing and wholesale trade are the most common industries, each accounting for 12.5% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 27.1%. Professionals, technicians and trades, and labourers each represent 16.7% 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 Melrose [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60394/melrose/topic/employment