1.0% ▼ -41.8%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 1.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Milawa · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Milawa
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A tiny 1.0% unemployment rate marks Milawa as a place where almost everyone who wants a job has one. This is well below both the Victorian and national figures, contributing to a workforce that is more active than in most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 64.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the Australian figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment for 57.0% of the population is a little below the state average.
64.2% ▼ -9.8%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.2%
- 2016: 67.5%
- 2021: 64.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.0% ▼ -6.7%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.1%
- 2016: 56.9%
- 2021: 57.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The biggest employer is health care and social assistance at 16.4%, followed by manufacturing at 12.1% and construction at 10.7%. Other notable sectors include accommodation and food (10.1%) and agriculture, forestry and fishing (9.7%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 24.2%, with managers following at 19.5%. Technicians and trades people account for 14.4% of the local workforce.
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 Milawa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21681/milawa/topic/employment