3.0% ▼ -28.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 3.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Moogerah · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Moogerah
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much lower share of adults are working or looking for work in Moogerah compared to the state and nation. While only 52.4% of adults are in the labour force, those who are employed are more likely to have full-time roles than the national average. This creates a workforce where a smaller number of people hold most of the full-time positions.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is 52.4%, which is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. However, 61.7% of the workforce is employed full-time, a little above the national average. The unemployment rate is 3.0%, which is a little below both the state and national figures.
52.4% ▼ -1.3%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.0%
- 2016: 47.3%
- 2021: 52.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.7% ▼ -0.4%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.0%
- 2016: 66.7%
- 2021: 61.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Employment is spread evenly across several sectors. Agriculture, forestry and fishing, construction, and health care and social assistance each employ 12.8% of the workforce, while accommodation and food and education and training both sit at 11.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 19.1%. This is followed by managers at 18.1% and professionals at 17.0%, while community and personal service roles account for 13.8% of jobs.
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 Moogerah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31891/moogerah/topic/employment