0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mourquong · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mourquong
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing employ 40.6% of workers in Mourquong, making it the dominant industry for the area. While the unemployment rate is a remarkably low 0.0%, far fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 51.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. Among those employed, 56.3% are in full-time roles, a little below the national average of 58.9%.
51.7% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 56.7%
- 2021: 51.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.3% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 58.1%
- 2021: 56.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is heavily concentrated in agriculture, forestry and fishing, which accounts for 40.6% of all jobs. No residents reported working in mining, manufacturing, construction, or utilities.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Work roles are evenly split, with managers, machinery operators and drivers, and labourers each making up 25.0% of occupations. Community and personal service workers follow at 15.6%.
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 Mourquong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12820/mourquong/topic/employment