6.2% ▲ +16.6%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 6.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Milang · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Milang
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer than half of adults are working or looking for work in Milang, which is far below the national figure. This creates a quiet local economy where only 46% of adults are active in the workforce, a rate much lower than in most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 6.2%, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the Australian figure. Full-time employment sits at 55%, which is well below the national average.
46.0% ▼ -18.5%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.4%
- 2016: 47.2%
- 2021: 46.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.0% ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.2%
- 2016: 53.7%
- 2021: 55.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the main employer at 16%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 11.7%. Other common industries include manufacturing and construction, both at 8.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 18.7%. Technicians, trades, and community and personal service workers each account for 15.7% 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 Milang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40873/milang/topic/employment