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New Moonta · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in New Moonta

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Only 29.9% of adults in New Moonta are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure. This low level of employment is coupled with a very high unemployment rate of 15.0%, making it one of the hardest placed areas for jobs.

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📍 New Moonta, Suburb / Locality

Where New Moonta sits — Unemployment rate

15.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is New Moonta — higher than 97% of areas.

New Moonta15.0%
4671, QLD 9.7%
Queensland 5.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

The proportion of people working or looking for work is far below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. This is consistent with the area's unemployment rate, which is 15.0% and well above the national rate of 5.1%.

Unemployment rate

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15.0% —

Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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29.9% —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

The most common industries people work in is Administrative & support at 44%, ahead of Agriculture, forestry & fishing (28%).

Industries people work in

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In New Moonta, the largest group is Administrative & support at 47%, followed by Agriculture, forestry & fishing (29%) and Health care & social assistance (24%).

Administrative & support 44.4% Agriculture, forestry & fishing 27.8% Health care & social assistance 22.2%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

The most common occupations people work in is Managers at 61%, ahead of Community & personal service (22%).

Occupations people work in

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In New Moonta, Managers is the majority at 61%; Community & personal service is next at 22%.

Managers 61.1% Community & personal service 22.2% Technicians & trades 16.7%

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 New Moonta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32132/new-moonta/topic/employment