3.9% ▲ +0.4%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Morningside · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Morningside
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professional roles are the most common occupation in Morningside, where 33.2% of workers hold these positions. The area has a very strong employment profile, with a much higher proportion of people working or looking for work than the national figure. This translates to a workforce that is predominantly employed in full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Adults working or looking for work make up 77.5% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also very high at 66.4%, while the unemployment rate is 3.9%, a little below the national average of 5.1%.
77.5% ▲ +2.7%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 75.4%
- 2016: 75.2%
- 2021: 77.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
66.4% ▼ -7.9%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.1%
- 2016: 69.4%
- 2021: 66.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 14.5%, and professional and technical services at 13.4%. Education and training, construction, and retail trade each employ between 7.6% and 8.2% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Beyond professionals, managers make up 15.9% of the workforce and clerical and administrative workers account for 14.4%. Technicians and tradespeople represent 10.1%, while community and personal service roles make up 8.8%.
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 Morningside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31922/morningside/topic/employment