3.9% ▼ -1.0%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Millswood · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Millswood
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more adults are working or looking for work in Millswood than in most other areas, with 64.8% of the adult population active in the labour force. This is well above the South Australian figure of 60%. The area is a hub for high-skilled workers, particularly in professional and managerial roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 64.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. The unemployment rate is 3.9%, a little below both the state and national rates.
64.8% ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.8%
- 2016: 63.9%
- 2021: 64.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.8% ▼ -3.5%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.9%
- 2016: 55.4%
- 2021: 57.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 18.7%, followed by professional and technical services at 14.3% and education and training at 12.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are very common here, making up 39.6% of jobs, while managers account for another 19% 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 Millswood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40879/millswood/topic/employment