6.8% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 6.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Millbank · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Only 43.1% of adults in Millbank are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure. This low employment rate is coupled with an unemployment rate of 6.8%, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far below the New South Wales average at 44.7%. This contributes to the area's overall low workforce participation, which sits 18 points lower than the Australian figure.
6.8% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
43.1% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
44.7% —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main employer for 31.6% of workers. Other common industries include public administration and safety and health care, both at 15.8%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 21.1%, followed by community and personal service workers at 18.4% and labourers at 13.2%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Millbank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12627/millbank/topic/employment