2.7% ▲ +101.4%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 2.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Millars Well · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Millars Well
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Mining is the biggest employer in Millars Well, where 20.2% of the workforce is employed in the sector. This is a highly active job market where 74.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the national figure of 61.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Employment is very strong here, with a typical full-time rate of 73.2% that is far above the Western Australian average. This high activity is matched by a low unemployment rate of 2.7%, which is a little below both the state and national figures.
74.2% ▲ +12.9%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.7%
- 2016: 77.9%
- 2021: 74.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
73.2% ▼ -4.9%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 77.0%
- 2016: 72.6%
- 2021: 73.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining leads the way for local jobs at 20.2%, followed by construction at 13%. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 8.9%, and education and training at 7.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 26.3%. Professionals follow at 15.7%, while clerical and administrative roles account for 12.5% 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 Millars Well [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50950/millars-well/topic/employment