1.8% ▼ -40.2%
Lower than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 1.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Millthorpe · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Millthorpe
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very low unemployment rate of 1.8% defines the local workforce in Millthorpe. Most adults who are working or looking for work are in full-time roles, which has become more common over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is much more common here than in most similar areas, reaching 61.4%. While 59.9% of adults are working or looking for work, the unemployment rate is well below the national figure.
59.9% ▼ -9.9%
Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 66.5%
- 2016: 57.8%
- 2021: 59.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.4% ▲ +6.0%
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 58.0%
- 2016: 55.4%
- 2021: 61.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 18.7%, followed by retail trade and education and training, which both account for 9.6% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 23.8%, followed by managers at 14.8% and community and personal service workers at 13.6%.
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 Millthorpe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121077/millthorpe/topic/employment