5.2% ▲ +36.2%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 5.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Millers Forest · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Millers Forest
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are in the workforce in Millers Forest than in the typical Australian suburb, with 62.7% of adults working or looking for work. Full-time employment is a little above the national figure at 60.6%. This provides a steady foundation for the area, although unemployment at 5.2% is higher than in most similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. Full-time work is also common, with 60.6% of the workforce in full-time roles, slightly higher than the national rate of 58.9%.
62.7% ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.3%
- 2016: 69.1%
- 2021: 62.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.6% ▼ -8.9%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.5%
- 2016: 60.7%
- 2021: 60.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the biggest employer in the area at 19.4%, followed by health care and social assistance at 15%. Other common industries include agriculture, forestry and fishing at 8.9% and education at 8.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is split evenly between managers and technicians and trades, each making up 16.1% of jobs. Clerical and administrative roles follow closely at 15%, while professionals account for 14.4%.
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 Millers Forest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12629/millers-forest/topic/employment