4.7% ▲ +47.8%
Higher than 58% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 4.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Moora · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Moora
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time work is much more common in Moora than in most other areas. This means a high proportion of the local workforce enjoys the security of a permanent, full-time role. While the number of people working or looking for work has fallen since 2011, the area remains a strong hub for employment.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 63.9% of the workforce is employed full-time, which is well above the national figure of 58.9%. Around 61.1% of adults are working or looking for work, though this is a little below the Western Australian average.
61.1% ▼ -8.9%
Higher than 65% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 67.1%
- 2016: 62.6%
- 2021: 61.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.9% ▼ -2.1%
Higher than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 65.3%
- 2016: 65.7%
- 2021: 63.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry for Moora, employing 28.3% of the workforce. Other key sectors include education and training at 11.5% and health care and social assistance at 8.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 24.8%. This is followed by technicians and trades and labourers, who both account for 13.4% of the local 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 Moora [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA55600/moora/topic/employment