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City of Melton

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In 2021, 4,649 City of Melton residents who recently arrived from overseas were employed, of which 53.9% were working full time and 39.2% part time.

The City of Melton's employment statistics are an important indicator of socio-economic status.

For recent arrivals from overseas, being able to find work and participate in the local economy is a very important step to settling into Australia. High employment can indicate an engaged migrant community, or perhaps a large contingent on work-sponsored visas. A high level of unemployment or low participation rate (the percentage of the population in the labour force) can indicate a migrant community with difficulties adjusting to economic life in Australia, and perhaps with a reliance on government benefits.

Employment data should be looked at in conjunction with Age Structure and Qualification data for the recent arrivals.

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Derived from the Census question:

'Last week did the person have a full time or part time job of any kind?'

Employment status
City of Melton - Recent arrivals2021
Employment statusNumber%Australia
Employed4,64989.691.7
Employed full-time2,50548.347.5
Employed part-time1,82335.137.0
Employed, away from work3216.27.2
Unemployed (Unemployment rate)53810.48.3
Looking for full-time work2665.14.0
Looking for part-time work2725.24.3
Total labour force5,187100.0100.0
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (Usual residence data). Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Labour force status
City of Melton - Recent arrivals2021
Labour force statusNumber%Australia
Total labour force (Participation rate)5,18763.769.2
Not in the labour force2,84935.029.9
Labour force status not stated1031.31.0
Total persons aged 15+8,139100.0100.0
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (Usual residence data). Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

The size of the City of Melton's recent overseas arriving labour force in 2021 was 5,187 persons, of which 1,823 were employed part-time and 2,505 were full time workers.

Analysis of the employment status of the recent overseas arriving population (as a percentage of the labour force) in the City of Melton in 2021 compared to Australia shows that there was a lower proportion in employment, as well as a lower proportion unemployed. Overall, 89.6% of the recent overseas arriving labour force was employed, and 10.4% unemployed, compared with 91.7% and 4.0% respectively for Australia.

Analysis of the labour force participation rate of the recent overseas arriving population in the City of Melton in 2021 shows that there was a lower proportion in the labour force (63.7%) compared with Australia (69.2%).

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