5.6% ▲ +17.5%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 5.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Morley · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Morley
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Employment patterns in Morley have remained steady over the last decade, with the majority of the workforce now in full-time roles. About 62.6% of adults are working or looking for work, while a high proportion of the community is employed in health care and retail.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is higher here than in most similar areas, with 59.9% of the workforce in these roles. However, the unemployment rate is 5.6%, which is much higher than most other similar areas.
62.6% ▲ +1.1%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.9%
- 2016: 61.6%
- 2021: 62.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.9% ▼ -5.8%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.6%
- 2016: 61.2%
- 2021: 59.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 12.8%, followed by retail trade at 9.9%. Construction and accommodation and food services also make up a large part of the local economy.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation for 19.8% of workers, followed by technicians and trades at 16.1%. Clerical and administrative roles account for another 13.4% of the workforce.
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 Morley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50998/morley/topic/employment