4.4% ▼ -1.7%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Milton · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Milton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professional roles are the biggest employer in Milton, where 41.9% of workers are professionals. This is a highly active employment hub with a very high proportion of adults working or looking for work. The local workforce is dominated by full-time roles, far exceeding national and state trends.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
An impressive 79.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also well above the Australian average at 64.9%, while the 4.4% unemployment rate is about the same as across the country.
79.3% ▲ +5.0%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 75.5%
- 2016: 70.8%
- 2021: 79.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.9% ▼ -5.0%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.4%
- 2016: 66.5%
- 2021: 64.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are professional and technical services at 17.3%, followed by health care and social assistance at 12.5%. Other key employers include accommodation and food services, and education and training.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 41.9%. Managers follow at 13.0%, with clerical and administrative roles accounting for 12.7% of the local 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 Milton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31847/milton/topic/employment