5.1% ▼ -28.9%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 5.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Moffat Beach - Battery Hill · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Moffat Beach - Battery Hill
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 Moffat Beach - Battery Hill, where 19.5% of the workforce is employed in these fields. The area has a notably low proportion of people working or looking for work compared to national trends. Full-time employment has also declined over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 56.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is among the lowest for similar areas at 50.4%, falling 5.6 points since 2011.
56.4% ▲ +1.0%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 55.8%
- 2016: 56.1%
- 2021: 56.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.4% ▼ -10.0%
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 56.0%
- 2016: 53.7%
- 2021: 50.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond health care, the biggest employers in the area are construction at 12.7% and education and training at 10.9%. Those working in accommodation and food make up 8.5% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 26.3%. This is followed by technicians and trades and community and personal service workers, who each account for 13.7% 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 Moffat Beach - Battery Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/316021422/moffat-beach-battery-hill/topic/employment