8.6% ▼ -9.5%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 8.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Morts Estate · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Morts Estate
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much lower employment levels than most similar areas mark Morts Estate, where only 51.8% of adults are working or looking for work. This creates a stark contrast to the rest of the country, particularly as the unemployment rate here is much higher than usual.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 8.6%, which is well above the national figure of 5.1%. This struggle is reflected in the workforce, as those employed full-time (52.5%) are well below the New South Wales average of 58.0%.
51.8% ▼ -5.2%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.7%
- 2016: 51.1%
- 2021: 51.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.5% ▼ -3.6%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.4%
- 2016: 53.5%
- 2021: 52.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Retail trade is the most common industry for local workers at 13.9%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 13.5%. Other notable sectors include public administration and safety, manufacturing, and construction.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common roles are split evenly between clerical and administrative workers and labourers, each at 14.8%. Technicians and trades people make up another 14.3% 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 Morts Estate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12743/morts-estate/topic/employment