13.2% ▲ +92.1%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 13.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Moonta · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Moonta
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Moonta compared to the rest of the country. Only 33.3% of adults are in the labour force, a figure that is far below the national average. This employment gap is paired with a high unemployment rate of 13.2%, which is well above the figures for South Australia and Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate in Moonta is among the highest for similar areas, sitting well above the state figure of 5.4%. Full-time employment is also much lower than most areas, with 50.3% of the workforce in full-time roles, well below the Australian average of 58.9%.
33.3% ▼ -9.7%
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.9%
- 2016: 39.2%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.3% ▼ -5.9%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.4%
- 2016: 51.9%
- 2021: 50.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 20.6%. Other significant employers include construction at 13.9%, retail trade at 13.3%, and education and training alongside accommodation and food services, both at 11.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service roles are the most common occupation here at 17.6%. Professionals follow closely at 17%, while managers, technicians, and trades workers each make up 15.8% 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 Moonta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40914/moonta/topic/employment