5.9% ▲ +8.1%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 5.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mill Park · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mill Park
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A 5.9% unemployment rate is much higher than most similar areas for Mill Park. While most adults here have similar working patterns to the rest of the country, the local job market faces more challenges than other Victorian suburbs.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment sits at 59.5%, nearly identical to the state average.
62.4% ▼ -5.1%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.8%
- 2016: 63.6%
- 2021: 62.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.5% ▼ -6.3%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.5%
- 2016: 61.0%
- 2021: 59.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 14.8%, followed by retail trade at 11.1% and construction at 11.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 19.7%, with clerical and administrative roles following at 15.4% and technicians and trades at 14.2%.
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 Mill Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21683/mill-park/topic/employment