Moree Plains · Council (LGA)

Jobs & Industry in Moree Plains

Name: Jobs & Industry in Moree Plains — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Far more people hold full-time roles in Moree Plains than in most similar areas. While a smaller proportion of adults are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state, the unemployment rate is a low 3.9%. This suggests a workforce where those who are employed tend to have stable, permanent positions.

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📍 Moree Plains, Council (LGA)

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Full-time employment is very high at 67.5%, which is well above the national figure of 58.9%. However, the proportion of adults working or looking for work has fallen to 53.4%, a drop of 6.8 percentage points since 2011.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 24.4% of the workforce. Other major employers include health care and social assistance at 9.6%, and education and training at 9.4%.

Industries people work in

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In Moree Plains, the largest group is Agriculture, forestry & fishing at 26%, followed by Health care & social assistance (10%) and Education & training (10%).

Agriculture, forestry & fishing 24.4% Health care & social assistance 9.6% Education & training 9.4% Retail trade 7.8% Construction 7.1% Public administration & safety 6.8% Accommodation & food 5.8% Other services 4.3% Transport & warehousing 4.2% Professional & technical 3.6%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Managers make up the largest group of workers at 19.1%, followed by professionals at 14.6%. Labourers, clerical staff, and technicians and trades workers each account for roughly 11% to 12% of the local workforce.

Occupations people work in

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Moree Plains splits fairly evenly between Managers (20%) and Professionals (15%), with Labourers at 13%.

Managers 19.1% Professionals 14.6% Labourers 12.3% Clerical & administrative 12.1% Technicians & trades 11.1% Community & personal service 10.9% Machinery operators & drivers 10.5% Sales workers 7.1%

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 Moree Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA15300/moree-plains/topic/employment

Moree Plains	3.9%
Rest of NSW	4.6%
New South Wales	4.9%
Australia	5.1%

Where Moree Plains sits — Unemployment rate