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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idFor the overseas-born population, 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 community of recent migrants with difficulties adjusting to economic life in Australia, and in some cases with a reliance on government benefits.
Differences in employment status for the local overseas-born populations may be related to the age and length of time that population has been in Australia, and the reason for migration (eg. some people migrate specifically for employment, so unemployment would be expected to be low in this case).
Employment data should be looked at in conjunction with Age Structure and Qualification data for the recent arrivals.
Q:
Derived from the Census question:
'Last week did the person have a full time or part time job of any kind?'
| Employment status | |||||||
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| City of Melville - born overseas | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Employment status | Number | % | City of Melville - Total population | Number | % | City of Melville - Total population | 2016 to 2021 |
| Total labour force | 21,150 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 19,582 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +1,568 |
| Labour force status | |||||||
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| City of Melville - born overseas | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Labour force status | Number | % | City of Melville - Total population | Number | % | City of Melville - Total population | 2016 to 2021 |
| Total persons aged 15+ | 33,623 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 31,308 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +2,315 |
Emerging groups
Between 2016 and 2021, the number of people born overseas employed in the City of Melville remained stable 0 and the number unemployed remained stable as well 0 . In the same period, the number of people born overseas in the labour force remained stable 0 NaN.
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