3.8% ▲ +23.0%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Moura · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Moura
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A strong shift toward full-time work defines the local economy in Moura, where 65.8% of the workforce is employed full-time. This figure is well above the national level of 58.9%. While fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to most areas, those who are employed tend to have stable, full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is much higher here than in most areas, though the overall share of adults working or looking for work is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. The unemployment rate is 3.8%, which is a little below the national rate of 5.1%.
54.7% ▼ -24.5%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.5%
- 2016: 63.7%
- 2021: 54.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.8% ▼ -9.1%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.3%
- 2016: 67.2%
- 2021: 65.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the dominant industry for local workers, accounting for 28.5% of jobs. Other common fields include education and training at 9.5% and construction at 8.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is heavily weighted toward technical and physical roles, with machinery operators and drivers making up 24% of jobs. Technicians and trades follow at 18.4%, while professionals account for 12.1%.
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 Moura [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32042/moura/topic/employment