2.5% ▼ -76.5%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 2.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Moorbel · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Moorbel
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very low unemployment rate of 2.5% defines the workforce in Moorbel, which is lower than most similar areas. This small community sees a fair amount of its residents working in healthcare and agriculture.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 59.4% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure similar to the New South Wales average. Full-time employment sits at 59.1%, which is slightly above the state level.
59.4% ▲ +2.0%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.2%
- 2016: 52.2%
- 2021: 59.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.1% ▼ -8.1%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.4%
- 2016: 51.8%
- 2021: 59.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Healthcare and social assistance is the most common industry here at 17.4%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 12.2%. Other notable sectors include construction and wholesale trade.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles and technicians or trades are the most common jobs, each making up 17.4% of the workforce. Labourers and community service workers also represent significant shares of the local employment.
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 Moorbel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12720/moorbel/topic/employment