13.3% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 13.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Moliagul · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A massive gap exists between Moliagul and the rest of the country, with only 44.8% of adults working or looking for work. While many of those employed work full-time, the area faces a significant struggle with an unemployment rate of 13.3%.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 44.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Unemployment is among the highest for similar areas at 13.3%, well above the national figure of 5.1%.
13.3% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
44.8% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.9% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Manufacturing is the primary employer in the area, accounting for 21.7% of jobs.
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is split across several roles, with professionals making up 21.7% of occupations, followed by labourers at 17.4%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Moliagul [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21722/moliagul/topic/employment