5.2% ▼ -4.1%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 5.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Morangup · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Morangup
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Local employment patterns in Morangup have remained steady, with 61.6% of the workforce in full-time roles. This is a little above the national figure of 58.9%, though a smaller proportion of adults are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While full-time work is common, the share of adults working or looking for work is 59.3%, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 63.9%. The unemployment rate is 5.2%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
59.3% ▼ -7.2%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.9%
- 2016: 62.0%
- 2021: 59.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.6% ▲ +3.4%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.6%
- 2016: 63.0%
- 2021: 61.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the biggest employer in Morangup at 12.4%, followed by health care and social assistance at 10.0% and construction at 8.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest group of workers at 19.7%, with machinery operators and drivers following at 15.4%.
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 Morangup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50992/morangup/topic/employment