3.3% ▼ -20.1%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 3.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Milsons Point · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Milsons Point
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professional and technical roles dominate the workforce in Milsons Point, where nearly 23% of workers are in this field. This is a highly active area for employment, with a much higher proportion of full-time workers than the national average. Most residents are well-established in their careers, contributing to a strong local employment rate.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
More adults are working or looking for work here than in most areas, at 65.5%. Full-time employment is far above the Australian figure, with 71.4% of the workforce in full-time roles, while the unemployment rate is a little below the national average at 3.3%.
65.5% ▲ +6.7%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.3%
- 2016: 65.0%
- 2021: 65.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
71.4% ▼ -8.4%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 77.9%
- 2016: 73.8%
- 2021: 71.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is led by professional and technical services at 22.8%, followed by finance and insurance at 16%. Other common industries include health care and social assistance (9.5%), retail trade (5.7%), and education and training (5.5%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Almost half of the workforce are professionals, while managers make up 28.8%. These high-level roles are supported by clerical and administrative staff at 11.7%, with sales workers and community service roles making up smaller shares of the local jobs.
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 Milsons Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12640/milsons-point/topic/employment