2.2% ▼ -39.3%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 2.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Moresby · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Moresby
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time work has become a mainstay for Moresby, where 63.5% of the workforce is in permanent roles. This high rate of steady employment is a key feature of the area, contributing to a local unemployment rate of just 2.2%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is 66.0%, which is higher than most similar areas and well above the national figure of 61.1%. This strong participation is reflected in a low unemployment rate that sits a little below the state and national figures of 5.1%.
66.0% ▼ -8.2%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.9%
- 2016: 65.7%
- 2021: 66.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.5% ▲ +2.7%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.8%
- 2016: 62.8%
- 2021: 63.5%
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 12.3%, followed by education and training at 11.7%. Construction, mining, and retail trade also make up significant shares of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades people are the most common workers in the area at 20.0%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 15.0% and professionals at 14.6%.
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 Moresby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50996/moresby/topic/employment