4.7% ▲ +39.8%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 4.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Moonambel · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer people are in the workforce in Moonambel than in other parts of the state, with only 37.4% of adults working or looking for work. This low level of employment is the defining feature of the local job market, where full-time roles are particularly scarce.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 41.8% of residents have full-time jobs, which is far below the Victorian figure of 59.2%. The unemployment rate is 4.7%, which is higher than most similar areas.
4.7% ▲ +39.8%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
37.4% ▼ -25.8%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
41.8% ▼ -32.4%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Manufacturing is the biggest employer at 19.4%, while agriculture, forestry and fishing and health care and social assistance each employ 11.9% of the workforce.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up a large portion of the local workforce at 35.8%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 13.4% and labourers at 11.9%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Moonambel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21740/moonambel/topic/employment