1.3% ▼ -79.1%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 1.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Moorina · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Moorina
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very low unemployment rate of 1.3% defines the working life of Moorina, where far fewer people are out of work than in the rest of the state. While most adults are working or looking for work, a smaller share hold full-time roles compared to the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62.5% of adults are in the labour force, which is a little above the national figure. However, full-time employment is well below the Queensland average at 54.6%, while the 1.3% unemployment rate is much lower than both state and national levels.
62.5% ▼ -5.9%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.4%
- 2016: 63.4%
- 2021: 62.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.6% ▼ -12.4%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.4%
- 2016: 64.4%
- 2021: 54.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry here at 16.3%, followed by manufacturing at 10.6% and other services at 9.7%. Health care and social assistance employ 8.4% of the workforce, while retail trade accounts for 7.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 19.4%, closely followed by technicians and trades at 18.9%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 14.1%, professionals at 13.7%, and labourers at 10.1%.
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 Moorina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31907/moorina/topic/employment