4.0% ▼ -4.0%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 4.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Millbridge · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Millbridge
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Millbridge than the national average, with 75% of adults in the labour force. This high level of activity is reflected in the local employment rate, where full-time work is more common than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is much more common here than in most similar areas, sitting at 75%, which is far above the national figure of 61.1%. The unemployment rate is 4.0%, a little below both the state and national figures of 5.1%.
75.0% ▼ -5.3%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 79.2%
- 2016: 74.5%
- 2021: 75.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.1% ▼ -7.8%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.3%
- 2016: 63.9%
- 2021: 62.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Local employment is spread across several key sectors, with the largest groups working in health care and social assistance (12.6%) and manufacturing (11.4%). Mining, construction, and retail trade also each employ around 9% to 11% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 21.5%, followed by professionals at 15.8%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff (12.8%), as well as community and personal service workers and machinery operators (both 10.7%).
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 Millbridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50951/millbridge/topic/employment