3.8% ▼ -53.6%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mooloolah Valley · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mooloolah Valley
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Mooloolah Valley, where 16.5% of the workforce is employed in this sector. This is a place where a significant number of residents work in diverse fields, ranging from professional services to the building trade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the national figure. While the unemployment rate is a little below the state average at 3.8%, full-time employment is well below Queensland's 59.0% at just 53.0%.
62.6% ▼ -4.6%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.7%
- 2016: 63.1%
- 2021: 62.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.0% ▼ -11.8%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.1%
- 2016: 56.9%
- 2021: 53.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is almost as common as health care, employing 16.3% of the local workforce. Other major employers include education and training at 9.2%, retail trade at 8.8%, and accommodation and food services at 6.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 21.5%, followed closely by technicians and trades at 19.5%. Clerical and administrative roles account for 12.3%, while community and personal service workers make up 11.7%.
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 Mooloolah Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31896/mooloolah-valley/topic/employment