3.9% ▲ +51.3%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Melba · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Melba
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people in Melba are now working or looking for work than in previous years. This area shows a strong employment profile, with 65% of adults in the labour force and a typical unemployment rate of 3.9%, which is about the same as the territory figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is high at 63.1%, which is well above the national figure. While the proportion of adults working or looking for work is higher than in most similar areas, it is well below the territory's 69.6%.
65.0% ▼ -2.1%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.5%
- 2016: 61.5%
- 2021: 65.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.1% ▼ -3.5%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.4%
- 2016: 64.4%
- 2021: 63.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the most common industry here, employing 25.4% of workers. Education and training (12.4%) and professional and technical services (11.9%) also make up a large part of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
About 30.7% of residents work as professionals, followed by managers at 18.2%. Clerical and administrative roles account for 13.8% of jobs, while technicians and trades make up 12.2%.
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 Melba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80094/melba/topic/employment