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Broadmeadows (Northern Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Jobs & Industry in Broadmeadows (Northern Metropolitan)

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

A struggle to find stable work defines the local economy in Broadmeadows, where the unemployment rate of 10.6% is well above the national figure. Fewer than half of all adults are working or looking for work, reflecting a community facing significant employment challenges compared to the rest of Victoria.

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📍 Broadmeadows (Northern Metropolitan), State Electorate

Where Broadmeadows (Northern Metropolitan) sits — Unemployment rate

10.6% —

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Broadmeadows (Northern Metropolitan) — higher than 92% of areas.

Broadmeadows (Northern Metropolitan)10.6%
Greater Melbourne 5.3%
Victoria 5.0%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Only 47.4% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below the national level. While unemployment fell to 10.6% since 2016, full-time employment also dropped to 54.0%, which is well below the Victorian average.

Unemployment rate

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10.6% —

Higher than 92% of state electorate areas.

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

Labour-force participation

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47.4% —

Lower than 92% of state electorate areas.

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

Employed full-time

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54.0% —

Lower than 86% of state electorate areas.

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 at 12.3%, followed by construction at 10.5% and retail trade at 9.5%.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professional roles are the most common occupation at 17.2%, with technicians and trades making up 15.4% of the local workforce.

Occupations people work in

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Broadmeadows (Northern Metropolitan) splits fairly evenly between Professionals (18%) and Technicians & trades (16%), with Community & personal service at 13%.

Professionals 17.2% Technicians & trades 15.4% Community & personal service 12.9% Labourers 12.9% Machinery operators & drivers 11.5% Clerical & administrative 10.9% Sales workers 8.3% Managers 7.6%

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 Broadmeadows (Northern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED21203/broadmeadows/topic/employment