Metropolitan Melbourne is expected to account for around 80.4 per cent of new workers expected (or 315,000 workers) in Victoria over the next three years to 2027.
The inner metropolitan (29.6 per cent) and western metropolitan (18.4 per cent) areas will account for the highest proportion of new workers expected in metropolitan Melbourne through to 2027. About 45.2 per cent of new workers in metropolitan Melbourne will be in occupations aligned with a VET qualification.
Figure 4.6
Health care and social assistance (64,700) and construction (55,800) have the highest number of new workers expected across metropolitan Melbourne over the next three years to 2027.
Figure 4.7
Regional Victoria will account for 19.6 per cent (or 77,000) of new workers expected in Victoria over the next three years to 2027.
The regions accounting for the highest number of new workers across regional Victoria include Barwon (26.6 per cent), followed by Gippsland (17.7 per cent), Loddon-Campaspe (15.1 per cent), and Central Highlands (12.4 per cent).
Around 48.6 per cent of new workers expected in regional Victoria will be in VET-aligned occupations.
Figure 4.8
Over the next three years, growth in new workers across regional Victoria is expected to be concentrated in health care and social assistance, accounting for 28.3 per cent of new workers (21,800). The next highest industry is construction, accounting for 16.6 per cent of new workers (12,800).
Figure 4.9
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