6.4% ▲ +0.9%
Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 6.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Millgrove · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Millgrove
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment in Millgrove has dropped by 12 percentage points since 2011. Only 51.5% of adults are now working or looking for work, which is far below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. This means fewer local residents are active in the workforce compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 6.4%, which is a little above the national figure of 5.1%. Full-time work is less common here than in most areas, with 52.3% of the workforce in full-time roles.
51.5% ▼ -1.0%
Lower than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 52.0%
- 2016: 45.1%
- 2021: 51.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.3% ▼ -19.2%
Lower than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 64.8%
- 2016: 56.3%
- 2021: 52.3%
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 16.6%, followed by construction at 13.5% and manufacturing at 9.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 22.9%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 17.6% and labourers at 15.9%.
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 Millgrove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215056/millgrove/topic/employment