1.7% ▼ -54.5%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 1.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Moore Creek · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Moore Creek
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more adults are working or looking for work in Moore Creek than in most similar areas. This activity is highlighted by a very strong employment rate, with 63.9% of the population in full-time roles, which is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here, with 75.7% of adults active in the labour force—far above the New South Wales figure. This strength is reflected in a very low unemployment rate of 1.7%, which is well below the national average.
75.7% ▲ +4.4%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.5%
- 2016: 72.5%
- 2021: 75.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.9% ▲ +3.0%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.1%
- 2016: 64.0%
- 2021: 63.9%
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 16.8%, followed by education and training at 11.7% and construction at 10.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 23.3%, while technicians and trades people account for 14.7% of the 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 Moore Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12721/moore-creek/topic/employment