3.4% ▼ -20.5%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Moama · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Moama
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment has fallen by 6.3 percentage points since 2011 in Moama. While the percentage of adults working or looking for work is now much lower than most areas, the local unemployment rate of 3.4% is a little below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 54.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the 61.1% seen across Australia. Full-time work is also less common here, with 54.0% of residents in full-time roles, well below the state figure of 58.0%.
54.1% ▼ -0.3%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 54.3%
- 2016: 52.8%
- 2021: 54.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.0% ▼ -10.4%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 60.3%
- 2016: 60.9%
- 2021: 54.0%
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 14.8%, followed by construction at 12.6% and accommodation and food services at 11.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17.7%, while technicians and tradespeople account for 15.7% 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 Moama [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/109031184/moama/topic/employment