3.8% ▼ -12.0%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Moorabbin · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Moorabbin
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A strong work rate defines Moorabbin, where 65.6% of adults are working or looking for work. This is well above the national figure, with a high proportion of residents employed in full-time roles compared to most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Employment levels are high here, with 62.1% of the workforce in full-time roles, which is well above the Australian figure. The unemployment rate of 3.8% is a little below both the state and national rates.
65.6% ▲ +6.5%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.6%
- 2016: 62.2%
- 2021: 65.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.1% ▼ -1.8%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.3%
- 2016: 61.9%
- 2021: 62.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, led by health care and social assistance at 14.5%. Professional and technical services follow at 11.1%, while retail trade accounts for 9.4% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly 30% of workers are professionals, the most common group in the area. Managers make up another 16.6% of the workforce, followed by clerical and administrative staff at 13.9%.
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 Moorabbin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21746/moorabbin/topic/employment