43.2% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 58.8%
- 2021: 43.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
Milltown · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time work is very common for those employed in Milltown, though few adults overall are working or looking for work. This a small workforce where 72.7% of those employed have full-time roles, a figure far above the national average.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 43.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is much lower than most areas and far below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. However, for those who are employed, full-time roles are very common at 72.7%.
43.2% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
72.7% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Work in Milltown is split evenly across three sectors, with agriculture, forestry and fishing, public administration and safety, and health care and social assistance each accounting for 22.7% of jobs.
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is diverse, with managers making up 22.7% of roles, while professionals, clerical staff, machinery operators and labourers each account for 18.2%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Milltown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21687/milltown/topic/employment