5.6% ▲ +68.7%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 5.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Milbong · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Milbong
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher unemployment rate of 5.6% than most similar areas marks the current job market in Milbong. While about 60.4% of adults are working or looking for work, full-time employment is slightly more common here than in the rest of the country. The local economy is split between traditional land work and professional roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 60.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Full-time employment sits at 60%, slightly above the national figure of 58.9%.
60.4% ▼ -0.3%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.6%
- 2016: 56.3%
- 2021: 60.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.0% → 0.0%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.0%
- 2016: 61.5%
- 2021: 60.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer at 13.3%, followed by transport and warehousing at 10%. Other services, construction, and professional roles each make up a smaller slice of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation at 22.2%, followed by labourers at 17.8% and professionals at 15.6%. Clerical roles and technicians or trades people also make up significant parts of the 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 Milbong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31832/milbong/topic/employment