4.8% ▼ -14.6%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 4.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Moorooka · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Moorooka
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A growing number of adults are working or looking for work in Moorooka, which has seen this figure rise by 5.3 percentage points since 2011. Today, 70.6% of adults are in the labour force, a rate well above the national figure. While more people are working, the share of those in full-time roles has fallen to 59.9% over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is much more common here than in most areas, sitting well above the Queensland rate of 61.6%. The unemployment rate is 4.8%, which is about the same as the national figure and slightly lower than it was in 2011.
70.6% ▲ +8.0%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 65.4%
- 2016: 67.7%
- 2021: 70.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.9% ▼ -7.3%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 64.6%
- 2016: 64.3%
- 2021: 59.9%
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 17.2%, followed by education and training at 12.0%. Other common industries include professional and technical services, public administration, and retail trade.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 35.0%. Managers and clerical and administrative staff both account for 12.3%, while 10.8% of the workforce are technicians and tradespeople.
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 Moorooka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/303041068/moorooka/topic/employment