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Morgan Park · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Morgan Park

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

More people are active in the workforce in Morgan Park than in most similar areas, though finding steady work is a challenge. While 66.3% of adults are working or looking for work, the local unemployment rate is 9.4%, which is well above the national figure of 5.1%. This creates a contrasting landscape where many are seeking employment despite a high overall activity rate.

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📍 Morgan Park, Suburb / Locality

Where Morgan Park sits — Unemployment rate

9.4% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Morgan Park — higher than 89% of areas.

Morgan Park9.4%
4370, QLD 5.1%
Queensland 5.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

The local unemployment rate is 9.4%, among the highest for areas of this size and well above Queensland's 5.4%. Full-time employment is also much lower than most areas at 51.9%, falling well below the national figure of 58.9%.

Unemployment rate

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9.4% —

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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66.3% —

Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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51.9% —

Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Work in Morgan Park is spread across several sectors, with education and training being the most common at 17.3%. Construction and health care and social assistance follow closely, each accounting for 15.4% of the workforce.

Industries people work in

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Morgan Park splits fairly evenly between Education & training (20%) and Construction (17%), with Health care & social assistance at 17%.

Education & training 17.3% Construction 15.4% Health care & social assistance 15.4% Manufacturing 9.6% Retail trade 9.6% Accommodation & food 9.6% Agriculture, forestry & fishing 5.8% Other services 5.8%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

A quarter of the workforce are managers, the most common role in the area. Professionals and technicians and trades people each make up 17.3% of occupations, while clerical and community service roles each sit at 9.6%.

Occupations people work in

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No single group dominates in Morgan Park — Managers leads at 24%, ahead of Professionals (17%) and Technicians & trades (17%).

Managers 25.0% Professionals 17.3% Technicians & trades 17.3% Community & personal service 9.6% Clerical & administrative 9.6% Sales workers 9.6% Machinery operators & drivers 7.7% Labourers 7.7%

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 Morgan Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31918/morgan-park/topic/employment