2.7% ▼ -40.2%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 2.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Milpara · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Milpara
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A low unemployment rate of 2.7% defines the local workforce in Milpara. While this is a little below the national figure, fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to most other areas. This suggests a community where those who are employed are doing well, but a smaller proportion of the total adult population is in the workforce.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 56.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below both the Western Australian figure and the national average. Full-time employment sits at 57.9%, a little below the figures for the state and Australia.
56.9% ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.0%
- 2016: 61.2%
- 2021: 56.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.9% ▲ +2.1%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.7%
- 2016: 57.5%
- 2021: 57.9%
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 for local workers at 15.5%, followed by construction at 13.2% and retail trade at 11.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service workers make up the largest group at 17.1%, while technicians and trades people account for 14.8% of the 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 Milpara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50957/milpara/topic/employment