5.4% ▲ —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 5.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Morven · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Morven
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A well above average full-time employment rate of 63.5% defines the workforce in Morven. While more people here work full-time than in the typical Queensland community, a smaller proportion of adults are working or looking for work overall.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is 57.4%, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. An unemployment rate of 5.4% is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the state and national figures.
57.4% ▼ -15.3%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.8%
- 2016: 60.0%
- 2021: 57.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.5% ▼ -4.7%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.7%
- 2016: 68.0%
- 2021: 63.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry for 42.4% of workers. Other common sectors include accommodation and food at 12.9% and retail trade at 9.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up a large portion of the local workforce at 40.0%. Labourers are also common at 23.5%, followed by technicians and trades at 14.1%.
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 Morven [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31925/morven/topic/employment