4.3% ▲ +2.9%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Moorabbin - Heatherton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Moorabbin - Heatherton, where 14.9% of the workforce is employed in the sector. This is a hardworking area where more adults are working or looking for work than in most similar places.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 66.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also a little higher than the state average at 61.8%, while the unemployment rate of 4.3% has barely changed since 2011.
4.3% ▲ +2.9%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
66.5% ▲ +5.5%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.8% ▼ -3.0%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Aside from health care, the most common industries for locals are professional and technical services at 10.7%, and retail trade at 10.0%. Construction and education each make up about 8.5% of the workforce.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most typical occupation here, making up 28.5% of jobs. Managers follow at 17.2%, while clerical and administrative staff account for 13.4% of the local workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Moorabbin - Heatherton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/208031191/moorabbin-heatherton/topic/employment