8.0% —
Higher than 88% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 8.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Melbourne (Northern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Melbourne (Northern Metropolitan)
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Melbourne (Northern Metropolitan) compared to the rest of the country. While 69.2% of adults are active in the labour market, the area also faces a higher unemployment rate of 8.0% than the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work rose 12 points since 2016 to reach 69.2%, which is well above the Victorian figure. However, full-time employment fell 5.0 points since 2016 to 56.9%, and unemployment remains a little above the national rate.
69.2% —
Higher than 90% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 56.8%
- 2021: 69.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.9% —
Lower than 67% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 61.9%
- 2021: 56.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical roles are the most common industry here at 17.5%, followed by accommodation and food services at 13.7% and health care and social assistance at 10.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 39.9%, with managers at 12.5% and community and personal service workers at 11.5% also representing significant portions 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 Melbourne (Northern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED24703/melbourne/topic/employment