3.2% ▼ -28.9%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 3.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Moama · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Moama
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults in Moama are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the country. Only 54.4% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. This gap is a defining feature of the local job market.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of people working full-time is 54.3%, which is well below both the state and national figures. Despite this, the unemployment rate is 3.2%, which is a little below the Australian average of 5.1%.
54.4% ▼ -1.2%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.1%
- 2016: 52.9%
- 2021: 54.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.3% ▼ -10.9%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.0%
- 2016: 60.9%
- 2021: 54.3%
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 14.4%. Construction follows at 12.6%, with accommodation and food services making up 11.5% of local jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals and managers make up the largest groups of workers at 17.3% and 16.2%. Technicians and tradespeople also represent a significant portion of the workforce at 15.5%.
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 Moama [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12665/moama/topic/employment