3.1% ▼ -53.6%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 3.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Middleton · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Middleton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Construction and health care are the biggest employers in Middleton, where 12.6% of workers are in each field. The area has a smaller workforce than most similar places, with only 56.1% of adults working or looking for work.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Far fewer people work full-time here than in the rest of the state, at 45.5%. However, the unemployment rate is a little below the national figure, sitting at 3.1%.
56.1% ▼ -0.7%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.5%
- 2016: 58.3%
- 2021: 56.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
45.5% ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.3%
- 2016: 45.2%
- 2021: 45.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is led by construction, health care, and education, which each employ around 12% of the workforce. Food and accommodation also make up a significant 10.4% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
One in five residents is a professional, making this the most common occupation. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 16.5% and technicians or tradespeople at 15.6%.
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 Middleton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40870/middleton/topic/employment