2.7% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 2.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Moreton Island · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Moreton Island
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A shift in the local workforce has seen Moreton Island maintain a low unemployment rate of 2.7% in recent years. Most of the working population is employed in the tourism and hospitality sectors, though full-time roles are much less common here than in other parts of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 62.6% of adults are working or looking for work—about the same as the national figure—full-time employment is far below the state and national rates at just 27.3%.
62.6% —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 64.1%
- 2021: 62.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
27.3% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 86.9%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is heavily skewed toward tourism, with 67.3% of workers employed in accommodation and food services. Other smaller roles include administrative support at 9.1% and health care at 5.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 28.2%, followed by labourers at 18.2% and community and personal service workers at 17.3%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Moreton Island
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Moreton Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31917/moreton-island/topic/employment