City of Melville

Employment by industry (Census)

Health Care and Social Assistance is the largest employer in the City of Melville, making up 29.8% of total employment.

Census employment data presents the number of persons employed in each industry sector (full-time and part-time) in the City of Melville regardless of where they live. By comparing the number of jobs in each industry sector to a regional benchmark, you can clearly see local economic strengths and weaknesses. By looking at how the number of jobs in each industry is changing over time, you can track how the structure of the local economy is changing. Go to the Employment locations page to see where employment is taking place across the City of Melville.

Note: Census employment figures are known to undercount employment by varying amounts depending on the Census year. All Census counts are an undercount of total population, and in addition, some people don’t state their workforce status or industry. Also counts by place of work exclude those with no fixed workplace address. For this reason, it is recommended that for total job numbers, users look at the Employment by industry (Total) modelled estimates which are updated on an annual basis, and based on the ABS Labour Force survey, less prone to undercount. The Census counts by industry are included here for a greater level of industry detail (3-digit ANZSIC).

Data source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2016 & 2021 – by place of work

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Employment (Census) by industry sector
City of Melville20212016Change
IndustryNumber%. Western AustraliaNumber%. Western Australia2016 - 2021
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing1150.32.31200.32.5-5
Mining1,2482.87.76151.56.6+633
Manufacturing1,6203.65.31,2423.15.6+378
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services820.21.21020.31.2-20
Construction2,2935.18.82,0935.29.9+200
Wholesale Trade6411.42.46231.62.5+18
Retail Trade5,42912.18.75,63414.19.5-205
Accommodation and Food Services2,8846.46.52,4856.26.4+399
Transport, Postal and Warehousing8211.84.55211.34.6+300
Information Media and Telecommunications2100.50.82690.71.0-59
Financial and Insurance Services5601.22.16251.62.3-65
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services7231.61.48042.01.7-81
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services2,4185.46.92,2905.76.4+128
Administrative and Support Services7651.73.18372.13.3-72
Public Administration and Safety1,5733.55.91,8784.76.2-305
Education and Training6,28314.08.75,30413.28.7+979
Health Care and Social Assistance13,43029.813.610,97027.411.7+2,460
Arts and Recreation Services4711.01.63931.01.6+78
Other Services1,9264.33.91,7674.43.9+159
Industry not classified1,5103.44.61,5023.74.6+8
Total persons44,999100.0100.040,074100.0100.0+4,925

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).

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Dominant groups

An analysis of the jobs held by the local workers in the City of Melville in 2021 shows the three most popular industry sectors were:

  • Health Care and Social Assistance (13,430 people or 29.8%)
  • Education and Training (6,283 people or 14.0%)
  • Retail Trade (5,429 people or 12.1%)

In combination these three fields accounted for 25,142 people in total or 55.9% of the local workers.

In comparison, Western Australia employed 13.6% in Health Care and Social Assistance; 8.7% in Education and Training and 8.7% in Retail Trade.

The major differences between the jobs held by local workers of the City of Melville and Western Australia were:

  • A larger percentage of local workers employed in the field of Health Care and Social Assistance (29.8% compared to 13.6%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers employed in the field of Education and Training (14.0% compared to 8.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed in the field of Mining (2.8% compared to 7.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed in the field of Construction (5.1% compared to 8.8%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the jobs held by local workers between 2016 and 2021 in the City of Melville were for those employed in:

  • Health Care and Social Assistance (+2,460 local workers)
  • Education and Training (+979 local workers)
  • Mining (+633 local workers)
  • Accommodation and Food Services (+399 local workers)

City of Melville

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