5.2% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 5.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Milford · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Milford
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are working or looking for work in Milford than in most similar areas, with only 55.4% of adults in the labour force. This creates a different pace of daily life compared to the state average, where full-time employment is much less common here.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is far less common in Milford than across Australia, at 50.0%. The unemployment rate is 5.2%, which is about the same as the national figure of 5.1%.
55.4% —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 57.2%
- 2021: 55.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.0% —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 55.6%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The largest employment sectors in the area are health care and social assistance at 18.5%, followed by retail trade and public administration, both at 12.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service roles are the most common occupation at 21.7%, while technicians and trades make up 20.7% 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 Milford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31835/milford/topic/employment