4.7% ▼ -15.2%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 4.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Moorooka · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Moorooka
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Moorooka compared to the rest of the country. This active workforce is a standout feature of the area, where 70.5% of adults are engaged in the labour force.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The employment rate is well above the national figure, with 70.5% of adults working or looking for work. Full-time employment is also a little above the national average at 60.2%, while the unemployment rate is 4.7%, which is about the same as the rest of Australia.
70.5% ▲ +7.8%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.4%
- 2016: 67.6%
- 2021: 70.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.2% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.6%
- 2016: 64.4%
- 2021: 60.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry here, employing 17.1% of the workforce. Education and training follows at 12.1%, with professional and technical services making up another 10.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 34.9%. Other common roles include managers at 12.4%, clerical and administrative staff at 12.3%, and technicians and trades people at 10.8%.
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 Moorooka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31910/moorooka/topic/employment