3.5% ▼ -27.1%
Lower than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 3.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Moira · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Moira
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the top industry for workers in Moira, where 15.5% of the workforce is employed. While unemployment is quite low, the overall percentage of adults working or looking for work is much lower than the figures for Victoria and Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 52.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Victorian average of 62.4%. Full-time employment has fallen 4.1 percentage points since 2011 to 56.9%, though the unemployment rate is low at 3.5%.
52.4% ▼ -3.0%
Lower than 74% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 54.0%
- 2016: 51.8%
- 2021: 52.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.9% ▼ -6.7%
Lower than 69% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 61.0%
- 2016: 59.3%
- 2021: 56.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is led by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 15.5%, followed by health care and social assistance at 13.2%. Manufacturing (11.0%), construction (9.7%), and retail trade (9.2%) are also key employers.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation group at 17.8%, with labourers following closely at 16.6%. Other common roles include technicians and trades (14.3%), professionals (12.7%), and community and personal service workers (11.6%).
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 Moira [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA24900/moira/topic/employment