3.4% ▼ -10.1%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Moira · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Moira
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults have been working or looking for work in Moira since 2011, with that figure falling by 3.6 percentage points to 58.6%. Despite this shift, the area maintains a very strong employment record with a low unemployment rate of 3.4%. This is much lower than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is well below the Victorian figure. Full-time employment sits at 58.7%, which is about the same as the state and national levels, though it has fallen since 2011.
58.6% ▼ -5.7%
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 62.2%
- 2016: 57.8%
- 2021: 58.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.7% ▼ -3.0%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 60.5%
- 2016: 57.5%
- 2021: 58.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 24.5% of the workforce. Other major employers include health care and social assistance at 12.3%, and construction at 9.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 25.4%. They are followed by labourers at 13.1%, professionals at 12.9%, and technicians and tradespeople at 11.8%.
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/sa2/216021412/moira/topic/employment