24.4% ▼ -16.7%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 24.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Morganville · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Morganville
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer in Morganville, where one in three workers is found in these fields. While full-time work is common for those employed, the area struggles with a very high unemployment rate of 24.4%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is far below the national figure at 35.7%. For those in the workforce, full-time employment is well above the Queensland average at 63.9%, yet the unemployment rate remains far above the state and national figures.
35.7% ▼ -20.9%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.1%
- 2016: 43.8%
- 2021: 35.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.9% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.5%
- 2016: 53.1%
- 2021: 63.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
A third of the local workforce is employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Other common industries include public administration and safety at 13.9%, and mining, construction, and wholesale trade each at 8.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 44.4%. Other roles include professionals at 13.9%, while sales workers and labourers each account for 11.1% 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 Morganville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31919/morganville/topic/employment