0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Moorilda · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A zero per cent unemployment rate defines the local workforce in Moorilda. While fewer adults here are working or looking for work than in most areas, those who are employed are overwhelmingly in full-time roles.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is very high at 66.7%, which is well above the national figure of 58.9%. However, the overall proportion of adults working or looking for work is 56.8%, which is well below the Australian average of 61.1%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
56.8% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
66.7% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is heavily tied to the land, with 52.4% of people working in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Construction and public administration and safety each make up 23.8% of the workforce.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly half of the workforce (47.6%) are managers, while 23.8% work as labourers. Other roles include clerical and administrative staff at 19% and professionals at 14.3%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Moorilda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12724/moorilda/topic/employment