5.8% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 5.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mortons Creek · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mortons Creek
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Mortons Creek compared to the rest of the state. While 62.9% of the workforce is active, the area also faces a challenge with an unemployment rate of 5.8%, which is much higher than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is a little above the national figure at 60.5%. This is higher than most areas, and the overall number of adults working or looking for work is well above the New South Wales figure.
62.9% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 58.2%
- 2021: 62.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.5% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 59.7%
- 2021: 60.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with construction (14.3%) and retail trade (13.6%) being the most common industries, followed by health care and social assistance at 12.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest group of workers at 16.3%. Managers and clerical and administrative workers both account for 15.6% of the local 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 Mortons Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12742/mortons-creek/topic/employment