South West Group

The residents

The residents section is presented in two sections to answer the following questions:

  • What are the characteristics of the local residents?
  • Where do the residents work?

The people who live in an area are one of the most important resources that an economy draws upon, both as a market that consumes goods and services and as a source of labour.

This data is from the Usual Resident dataset of the Census. It includes all the people who reside in the local area, including those people who are not in the labour force (such as the elderly, children, unpaid domestic workers and carers etc.). Presenting the characteristics of the total local residents in economy.id® provides the context for understanding:

  • the characteristics of the local labour force (which is a subset of the total population);
  • the relationship between the residential role and function of the local area and its economic role and function;
  • the local market for goods and services.

More detailed information about the resident population, including suburb/locality profiles, can be found in South West Group community profile at www.id.com.au/profile/southwestgroup.

Employment status

Derived from the Census question, 'Last week did the person have a full time or part time job of any kind?' and relates only to persons aged 15 years or more.

The Employment Status of the resident population is an important indicator of the socio-economic status of an area. It represents the share of the population that is employed full-time, part-time or unemployed. Employment Status is linked to a number of factors:

  • the age structure of the population, which for example influences the number of persons in the workforce (i.e. population 15 years or more) or retired (i.e. population over 60 years);
  • the economic base and employment opportunities available in the area; and
  • the education and skill base of the population

Census Employment Status data should be analysed in conjunction with Household Income, Occupation and Education Qualifications data to identify the relative socio-economic status of an area.

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Employment and labour force status of the residents Place of usual residence

Employment and labour force status of residents by gender, South West Group 2006 (persons aged 15 years and over)2006
GenderStatusnumber%City of Melville %
PersonsEmployed full time89,37160.058.3
PersonsEmployed part time50,07633.636.4
PersonsEmployed not stated3,9062.62.2
PersonsTotal employed143,35396.297.0
PersonsTotal unemployed5,7173.83.0
PersonsTotal labour force149,070100.0100.0
PersonsTotal in labour force149,07061.061.7
PersonsTotal not in labour force79,12832.433.0
PersonsNot stated16,3126.75.4
PersonsTotal244,510100.0100.0
Employment and labour force status of residents, South West Group 2006 Employed full time, City of Melville: 58.3% Employed part time, City of Melville: 36.4% Employed not stated, City of Melville: 2.2% Total employed, City of Melville: 97.0% Total unemployed, City of Melville: 3.0% Employed full time, South West Group: 60.0% Employed part time, South West Group: 33.6% Employed not stated, South West Group: 2.6% Total employed, South West Group: 96.2% Total unemployed, South West Group: 3.8%

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006.

Please refer to the specific data notes for more information.