5.1% ▲ +9.8%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 5.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mornington · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mornington
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment is exceptionally common in Mornington, where 73.2% of the workforce holds a full-time role. This is far above the national figure of 58.9%, creating a local job market driven by stable, long-term positions. While most residents hold steady work, the unemployment rate of 5.1% is higher than in most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 59.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. However, those who are employed are much more likely to be in full-time roles than people across the rest of the state.
59.3% ▼ -13.2%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.4%
- 2016: 65.9%
- 2021: 59.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
73.2% ▼ -5.1%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 77.1%
- 2016: 76.4%
- 2021: 73.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the primary industry for the area, employing 28.5% of the workforce. Other major employers include health care and social assistance at 17.2%, and retail trade at 8.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 23.4%. This is followed by technicians and trades at 16.9%, and machinery operators and drivers at 15.4%.
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 Mornington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31923/mornington/topic/employment