3.6% ▼ -52.9%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Moruya · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Moruya
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A smaller share of the adult population in Moruya is working or looking for work compared to the rest of the country. Only 47.3% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure. Despite this, the local unemployment rate is a low 3.6%, sitting slightly below the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the New South Wales average at 52.0%. This reflects a broader trend in Moruya, where the proportion of adults working or looking for work is far below both the state and national figures.
47.3% ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.3%
- 2016: 46.5%
- 2021: 47.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.0% ▲ +2.5%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.8%
- 2016: 50.8%
- 2021: 52.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer here, making up 15.1% of jobs. Retail trade follows at 12.2%, with construction accounting for another 11.6% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers are the most common occupation at 17.0%. Professionals make up 14.7% of the workforce, while community and personal service workers and clerical staff both stand at 13.0%.
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 Moruya [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12745/moruya/topic/employment