11.8% ▼ -4.1%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 11.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Millstream · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Millstream
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A shift in employment patterns has occurred in Millstream, where the unemployment rate has risen to 11.8%. This is now among the highest for similar areas and well above the national figure of 5.1%. Overall, fewer people are in the workforce compared to most other regions.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 43.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Full-time employment is also well below the national average at 49.5%.
43.1% ▲ +4.4%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.3%
- 2016: 36.2%
- 2021: 43.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.5% ▼ -12.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.5%
- 2016: 49.2%
- 2021: 49.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with construction leading at 11.8%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 11.5% and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 11.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 17.1%. Technicians and trades, along with community and personal service roles, each account for 15.0% of occupations.
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 Millstream [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31843/millstream/topic/employment