0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mills Lake · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mills Lake
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Employment patterns in Mills Lake have remained steady since 2011, though the area is now defined by a total lack of unemployment. This small workforce is heavily concentrated in a single sector, with 90% of workers tied to the land in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
No one in the area is currently unemployed, which is well below the 5.1% rate seen across both Western Australia and the nation. However, only 60.6% of adults are working or looking for work, and full-time employment at 55% is well below the state figure of 60.2%.
60.6% —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 60.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.0% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is dominated by agriculture, forestry and fishing, where 90% of the workforce is employed. A smaller portion of the workforce, 15%, works in education and training.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Most of the local workforce holds leadership roles, with 65% of people working as managers. Another 25% of the community are employed as professionals.
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 Mills Lake [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50954/mills-lake/topic/employment