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Pascoe Vale (Northern Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Jobs & Industry in Pascoe Vale (Northern Metropolitan)

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

Professionals make up the largest slice of the workforce in Pascoe Vale, where 30.2% of residents hold these roles. The area has a strong employment profile, with a much higher proportion of adults working or looking for work than the national figure.

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📍 Pascoe Vale (Northern Metropolitan), State Electorate

Where Pascoe Vale (Northern Metropolitan) sits — Unemployment rate

5.0% —

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Pascoe Vale (Northern Metropolitan) — higher than 54% of areas.

Pascoe Vale (Northern Metropolitan)5.0%
Greater Melbourne 5.3%
Victoria 5.0%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Working or looking for work is common here, with 65.8% of adults active in the labour force, which is well above the 61.1% national figure. While full-time employment is a little above the national average at 60.2%, this figure fell 2.3 points since 2016.

Unemployment rate

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5.0% —

Higher than 54% of state electorate areas.

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

Labour-force participation

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65.8% —

Higher than 74% of state electorate areas.

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

Employed full-time

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60.2% —

Higher than 64% 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 for local workers at 13.6%. Education and training (10.3%) and professional and technical services (10.0%) also employ significant portions of the population.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Aside from professionals, the most common jobs are clerical and administrative roles at 13.2% and managers at 13.0%. Technicians and tradespeople make up another 12.2% of the local workforce.

Occupations people work in

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In Pascoe Vale (Northern Metropolitan), the largest group is Professionals at 31%, followed by Clerical & administrative (13%) and Managers (13%).

Professionals 30.2% Clerical & administrative 13.2% Managers 13.0% Technicians & trades 12.2% Community & personal service 10.3% Labourers 7.5% Sales workers 7.5% Machinery operators & drivers 4.2%

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 Pascoe Vale (Northern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED26603/pascoe-vale/topic/employment