3.5% ▼ -53.9%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 3.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Morawa · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Morawa
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 Morawa than in most other areas, with only 39.2% in the labour force. While this is far below the national figure of 61.1%, those who are employed are overwhelmingly in full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is much higher here than in most areas, sitting at 66.2% compared to 60.2% for Western Australia. The unemployment rate is 3.5%, which is a little below the state and national figures of 5.1%.
39.2% ▼ -31.7%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.4%
- 2016: 47.3%
- 2021: 39.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
66.2% ▲ +2.9%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.3%
- 2016: 66.0%
- 2021: 66.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Education and training is the biggest employer in Morawa, accounting for 29.6% of the workforce. Health care and social assistance follow at 16.2%, while retail trade and public administration both stand at 10.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 18.3%, followed by community and personal service workers at 16.9%. Professionals and machinery operators both account for 13.4% of jobs.
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 Morawa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50993/morawa/topic/employment