0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Moonie · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Moonie
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A remarkably stable job market defines Moonie, where the unemployment rate has hit 0.0%. This tiny community sees far more adults working or looking for work than the national average, with a heavy reliance on agriculture to sustain the local economy.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is very high in Moonie at 77.8%, which is far above the 59% seen across Queensland and Australia. This strong participation is reflected in a jobless rate of 0.0%, well below the national figure of 5.1%.
65.6% ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.7%
- 2016: 70.3%
- 2021: 65.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
77.8% ▲ +13.7%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.4%
- 2016: 63.9%
- 2021: 77.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 69.7% of the workforce. Education and training follows at 11.1%, while public administration, safety, health, and social assistance each account for 5.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Over half of the local workforce are managers, making up 54.5% of occupations. Labourers account for 19.2%, while technicians, trades, machinery operators, and clerical staff make up the remaining smaller portions of the 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 Moonie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31902/moonie/topic/employment