2.9% ▼ -49.9%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 2.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mooney Mooney · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mooney Mooney
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower share of people work full-time in Mooney Mooney compared to the rest of the country. Only 44.2% of the population holds a full-time job, which is 15 points below the national figure. This creates a workforce profile that differs significantly from both the state and national averages.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Just over half of adults, 56.9%, are working or looking for work, which is well below the Australian figure of 61.1%. However, the unemployment rate is 2.9%, which is a little below the New South Wales rate of 4.9%.
56.9% ▼ -19.8%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.9%
- 2016: 68.8%
- 2021: 56.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
44.2% ▼ -31.8%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.8%
- 2016: 60.3%
- 2021: 44.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for locals at 18.6%, followed by health care and social assistance at 12.8% and education and training at 9.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers and professionals make up the largest groups of workers, accounting for 23.8% and 19.2% of occupations respectively. Clerical and administrative roles follow at 17.4%.
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 Mooney Mooney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12715/mooney-mooney/topic/employment