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+).
Moonlight Flat · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the leading industry for Moonlight Flat, where nearly a quarter of workers are employed. While 55.9% of adults are working or looking for work, the area has a remarkably low unemployment rate of 0.0%.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is well below the state and national figures. However, those who are employed are typically working full-time, with 59.5% of the population in full-time roles.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
55.9% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.5% —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Nearly one quarter of the workforce (24.3%) works in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 16.2%, followed by construction, education, and other services each at 10.8%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest group of workers at 27.0%. Managers follow at 21.6%, while 16.2% of the community work as professionals.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Moonlight Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21743/moonlight-flat/topic/employment