4.0% ▲ +1.8%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 4.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mooroolbark · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mooroolbark
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high proportion of adults in Mooroolbark are working or looking for work, with 67.4% of the adult population active in the labour force. This is well above the national figure of 61.1%. Most of these residents are employed full-time, which is more common here than in most other similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The local unemployment rate is 4.0%, which is a little below both the Victorian and Australian figures. Full-time employment sits at 60.2%, slightly higher than the state and national averages.
67.4% ▼ -0.8%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.9%
- 2016: 66.6%
- 2021: 67.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.2% ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.5%
- 2016: 61.8%
- 2021: 60.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The biggest employers in the area are the construction and health care and social assistance industries, each employing around 13% of the workforce. Retail trade, education, and manufacturing also make up significant shares of local jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals are the most common workers at 20.4%, followed closely by technicians and tradespeople at 17.8%. Clerical, community service, and management roles also represent large portions of the local workforce.
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 Mooroolbark [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21755/mooroolbark/topic/employment