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Moonah · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Jobs & Industry in Moonah

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

More adults are working or looking for work in Moonah than in most similar areas. While 65.9% of the adult population is in the labour force, the unemployment rate is 7.5%, which is much higher than in most other areas. This reflects a local job market that is more active but also more volatile than the state average.

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📍 Moonah, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Moonah sits — Unemployment rate

7.5% ▲ +15.5%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Moonah — higher than 87% of areas.

Moonah7.5%
7009, TAS 7.8%
Tasmania 5.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

A higher share of adults are working or looking for work compared to the state and national figures. However, full-time employment has fallen to 53.2% since 2011, and the unemployment rate has risen slightly to 7.5%, which is a little above the Tasmanian figure of 5.9%.

Unemployment rate

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7.5% ▲ +15.5%

Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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65.9% ▲ +13.5%

Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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53.2% ▼ -6.7%

Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 16.9%. Other significant employers include accommodation and food services at 11.4% and retail trade at 10.2%.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 22.4%. Community and personal service workers follow at 16.6%, with technicians and trades accounting for 13.9% of the workforce.

Occupations people work in

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No single group dominates in Moonah — Professionals leads at 23%, ahead of Community & personal service (17%) and Technicians & trades (14%).

Professionals 22.4% Community & personal service 16.6% Technicians & trades 13.9% Labourers 11.2% Clerical & administrative 11.0% Sales workers 9.2% Managers 8.6% Machinery operators & drivers 5.4%

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 Moonah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/601031019/moonah/topic/employment