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Moruya - Tuross Head · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Jobs & Industry in Moruya - Tuross Head

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

Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Moruya - Tuross Head than in most similar areas. Only 45.4% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. While full-time employment is low, the unemployment rate is a positive 3.6%, which is much lower than most other areas.

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📍 Moruya - Tuross Head, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Moruya - Tuross Head sits — Unemployment rate

3.6% ▼ -53.0%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Moruya - Tuross Head — lower than 77% of areas.

Moruya - Tuross Head3.6%
2537, NSW 3.3%
New South Wales 4.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

The number of adults working or looking for work fell to 45.4%, leaving the area far below the New South Wales average. Full-time employment also dropped slightly since 2011 to 49.9%, while the unemployment rate fell significantly by 4.1 percentage points to reach 3.6%.

Unemployment rate

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3.6% ▼ -53.0%

Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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45.4% ▼ -3.7%

Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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49.9% ▼ -2.6%

Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 16.2%. Other main employers include construction at 11.8% and retail trade at 10.9%.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17.5%, followed closely by technicians and trades at 16.8%. Community and personal service workers account for 13.3% of the workforce.

Occupations people work in

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Moruya - Tuross Head splits fairly evenly between Professionals (18%) and Technicians & trades (17%), with Community & personal service at 14%.

Professionals 17.5% Technicians & trades 16.8% Community & personal service 13.3% Clerical & administrative 12.8% Managers 11.3% Labourers 10.7% Sales workers 9.4% Machinery operators & drivers 6.1%

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 Moruya - Tuross Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/101041026/moruya-tuross-head/topic/employment