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Millbank - Avoca · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Jobs & Industry in Millbank - Avoca

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Millbank - Avoca than in most similar areas, with only 47.9% in the labour force. This is a significant gap compared to the national figure of 61.1%. While many of those employed hold full-time roles, the area faces a higher unemployment rate than both the state and the rest of the country.

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📍 Millbank - Avoca, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Millbank - Avoca sits — Unemployment rate

6.7% ▼ -7.6%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Millbank - Avoca — higher than 82% of areas.

Millbank - Avoca6.7%
4670, QLD 6.6%
Queensland 5.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Full-time employment is a little above the national figure at 60.7%, a rate that has risen since 2011. However, the unemployment rate is 6.7%, which is a little above the Queensland figure of 5.4%.

Unemployment rate

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6.7% ▼ -7.6%

Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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47.9% ▼ -2.7%

Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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60.7% ▲ +1.9%

Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Health care and social assistance is the most common industry here, employing 22.4% of the workforce. Retail trade follows at 12.8%, with education and training accounting for 8.6%.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 15.2%. They are followed closely by community and personal service workers at 14.6% and clerical and administrative staff at 14.2%.

Occupations people work in

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Millbank - Avoca splits fairly evenly between Professionals (15%) and Community & personal service (15%), with Clerical & administrative at 14%.

Professionals 15.2% Community & personal service 14.6% Clerical & administrative 14.2% Labourers 13.3% Technicians & trades 13.1% Sales workers 11.5% Managers 9.1% Machinery operators & drivers 8.0%

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Millbank - Avoca [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/319011500/millbank-avoca/topic/employment