4.8% ▼ -32.5%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 4.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Morgantown · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Morgantown
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A smaller number of residents are in the workforce in Morgantown, though those who do work are more likely to have full-time jobs. While 61.9% of the working population is employed full-time, only 53.9% of adults are working or looking for work.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is far below the Western Australian figure of 63.9%. However, unemployment is 4.8%, which is about the same as the national rate of 5.1%.
53.9% ▼ -3.6%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.8%
- 2016: 51.4%
- 2021: 53.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.9% ▼ -10.9%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.5%
- 2016: 63.6%
- 2021: 61.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 14.2%, followed by retail trade at 12.6% and education and training at 10.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most frequent occupation at 16.0%, while sales workers make up 14.8% of the local workforce. Labourers and clerical workers each account for about 13% of the jobs here.
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 Morgantown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50997/morgantown/topic/employment