6.3% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 6.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
East Moonta · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in East Moonta
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in East Moonta compared to most other areas. Only 45.7% of adults are in the labour force, and the proportion of full-time employees is far below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Just 35.4% of the population are employed full-time, which is far below the South Australian figure of 57.2%. The unemployment rate is 6.3%, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
45.7% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 60.9%
- 2021: 45.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
35.4% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 47.8%
- 2021: 35.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Retail trade is the most common industry for local workers at 16.7%, followed by education and health care, which both sit at 12.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 22.9%, while labourers account for 20.8% and professionals represent 18.8% of the local workforce.
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 East Moonta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40383/east-moonta/topic/employment