0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Morton · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Morton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Construction is the most common industry for workers in Morton, where 16.2% of people are employed in the sector. The area has a very small workforce with a standout unemployment rate of 0.0%, which is well below both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 58.9% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure similar to the New South Wales average. However, full-time employment is far below the national figure, with only 47.5% of people working full-time.
58.9% ▲ +17.8%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.0%
- 2016: 52.7%
- 2021: 58.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
47.5% ▼ -7.4%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.3%
- 2016: 58.4%
- 2021: 47.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond construction, the largest employers in the area are retail trade at 11.1% and health care and social assistance at 9.1%. Agriculture, forestry, and fishing also make up 8.1% of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is split evenly between managers and community and personal service workers, who each make up 18.2% of jobs. Technicians and trades follow closely at 17.2%.
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 Morton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12741/morton/topic/employment