7.3% ▼ -4.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 7.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Moonta Bay · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Moonta Bay
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Work patterns have shifted in Moonta Bay, where only 40.6% of adults are now working or looking for work. This is far below the national figure of 61.1%. The area struggles with a lack of full-time roles compared to similar places, while the unemployment rate sits a little above the Australian average at 7.3%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 40.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is among the lowest rates for areas like this. Full-time employment is also well below the South Australian figure, with only 50.8% of the workforce in full-time roles.
40.6% ▼ -13.3%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.9%
- 2016: 42.6%
- 2021: 40.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.8% ▲ +1.1%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.3%
- 2016: 47.7%
- 2021: 50.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is led by health care and social assistance, which employs 16.9% of the workforce. Other common industries include construction at 12.8% and retail trade at 11%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest group of workers at 18.2%. Community and personal service workers follow at 15.7%, while professionals account for 13.2% 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 Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40915/moonta-bay/topic/employment