6.3% ▲ —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 6.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Moorong · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Moorong
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More than seven in ten adults in Moorong are working or looking for work, which is far above the national figure. This high level of workforce activity is mirrored by a strong presence of full-time employment. However, the area also faces a higher unemployment rate compared to most similar regions.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here, with 74.2% of adults in the labour force, far above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. Full-time employment is also well above the national average at 64.4%, though the unemployment rate is a little above the Australian figure at 6.3%.
74.2% ▼ -0.6%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 74.7%
- 2016: 67.5%
- 2021: 74.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.4% ▲ +9.4%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.9%
- 2016: 65.8%
- 2021: 64.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is mainly employed in health care and social assistance (15.6%), public administration and safety (12.2%), and education and training (10.0%). Retail trade and finance and insurance each make up 6.7% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managerial and professional roles are the most common occupations, each accounting for 21.1% of the workforce. Clerical and administrative roles follow at 13.3%, with technicians and trades making up 11.1%.
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 Moorong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12726/moorong/topic/employment