5.0% ▼ -10.6%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 5.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Millchester · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Millchester
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time work is common for those employed in Millchester, though far fewer adults are working or looking for work than in most other areas. While the typical worker has a steady full-time role, only 55.8% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The share of adults working or looking for work is well below the Queensland average, yet those who are employed are more likely to be full-time. At 62.4%, full-time employment is well above the national figure of 58.9%. The unemployment rate is 5.0%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
55.8% ▼ -15.3%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.9%
- 2016: 59.3%
- 2021: 55.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.4% ▼ -2.0%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.7%
- 2016: 59.9%
- 2021: 62.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Employment is spread across several sectors, with education and training being the most common at 15.3%. Retail trade follows at 13.5%, while mining accounts for 13.1% of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 15.7%, followed by professionals at 14.0%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 13.5% and machinery operators and drivers at 12.2%.
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 Millchester [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31839/millchester/topic/employment