77.3% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
Milnes Bridge · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A huge 77.3% of adults in Milnes Bridge are working or looking for work. This is far above the figures for Victoria and Australia, making it one of the most active workforces among similar areas.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is 77.3%, which is 15 percentage points higher than the Victorian average and 16 points above the national figure.
77.3% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries people work in is Agriculture, forestry & fishing at 41%, ahead of Retail trade (18%).
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common occupations people work in is Sales workers at 29%, ahead of Labourers (24%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Milnes Bridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21688/milnes-bridge/topic/employment