0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.3%
- 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.
A very high proportion of adults in Moonlight Flat are active in the workforce, though far fewer hold full-time roles compared to the rest of the country. While 72.3% of adults are working or looking for work, full-time employment is far below the national figure at just 34%. This creates a local job market where a large number of people are employed, but mostly in part-time or casual roles.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 0.0%, which is well below the Victorian figure of 5.0%. This means almost everyone in the area who is looking for work has found a job.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
72.3% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
34.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry here at 25.5%, followed by retail trade at 14.9% and rental and real estate at 12.8%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 31.9%, with managers making up another 25.5% of the local workforce.
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/SAL21744/moonlight-flat/topic/employment