4.2% ▲ +112.6%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mount Moriac · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mount Moriac
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Mount Moriac than in the rest of the country. While 73% of adults are active in the labour market, a smaller share hold full-time roles compared to the state and national figures. This creates a local workforce that is highly active but often employed in part-time or flexible capacities.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The share of adults working or looking for work is 73%, which is far above the Victorian figure of 62.4%. However, full-time employment is well below the national average at 54.8%, while the unemployment rate of 4.2% is about the same as the rest of Australia.
73.0% ▼ -5.4%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 77.2%
- 2016: 68.9%
- 2021: 73.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.8% ▼ -1.6%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.7%
- 2016: 54.8%
- 2021: 54.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is led by agriculture, forestry and fishing, which employs 17% of residents. Construction and retail trade also feature heavily, accounting for 14.1% and 13.3% of the workforce respectively.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 20.7%, followed closely by technicians and trades people at 19.3%. Professionals and community and personal service workers also represent significant shares of the local jobs market.
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 Mount Moriac [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21805/mount-moriac/topic/employment