9.9% ▲ +31.1%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 9.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mylestom · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mylestom
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 Mylestom compared to most similar areas. This trend is highlighted by a high unemployment rate of 9.9%, which is well above both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 47.3% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below the national average of 61.1%. Full-time employment sits at 56.3%, which is a little below the typical rate for New South Wales.
47.3% ▲ +0.0%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.3%
- 2016: 48.2%
- 2021: 47.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.3% ▼ -11.3%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.4%
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 56.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with health care and social assistance being the most common at 17.2%. Other main industries include accommodation and food at 13.3% and construction at 12.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service roles are the most common occupation here at 19.5%. This is followed by technicians and trades at 18.0% and professional roles at 17.2%.
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 Mylestom [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12886/mylestom/topic/employment