2.4% ▼ -49.4%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 2.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Moorak · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Moorak
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Very few people are working or looking for work in Moorak compared to similar areas. Only 33.3% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Despite this, the unemployment rate of 2.4% is well below the South Australian average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Just 33.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is among the lowest levels for areas of this type. Full-time employment sits at 55.6%, a little below the state figure of 57.2%.
33.3% ▼ -41.4%
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.8%
- 2016: 37.7%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.6% ▼ -6.1%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.2%
- 2016: 58.7%
- 2021: 55.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer at 15.9%, followed by construction at 11.1% and health care and social assistance at 9.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common jobs are technicians and trades at 16.7%, managers at 15.9%, and professionals at 15.2%.
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 Moorak [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40917/moorak/topic/employment