3.7% ▼ -14.8%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Moyhu · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Moyhu
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing are the primary employers in Moyhu, where 20.2% of the workforce is tied to the land. This rural character is reflected in a workforce where full-time employment is more common than in most other areas. The area is largely non-residential and sparsely populated.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is quite high at 62%, which is well above the national figure. While 59% of adults are working or looking for work, the unemployment rate of 3.7% is a little lower than both the state and national figures.
59.0% ▼ -11.8%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.9%
- 2016: 56.6%
- 2021: 59.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.0% ▲ +17.6%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.8%
- 2016: 56.2%
- 2021: 62.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Work in Moyhu is spread across several sectors, with manufacturing at 14.4% and both health care and accommodation and food services at 8.7%. Retail trade accounts for 8.2% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 23.6%, followed by labourers at 18.3%. Professionals and technicians or trades people also make up significant shares at 15.4% and 13.5% respectively.
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 Moyhu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21820/moyhu/topic/employment