7.4% ▲ +12.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 7.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Moonah · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Moonah
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Moonah compared to the state and national figures. While 65.9% of adults are in the labour force, the area faces a significant challenge with an unemployment rate of 7.4%, which is much higher than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
More people are active in the workforce here than in most areas, though the unemployment rate is a little above the Tasmanian figure of 5.9%. Full-time employment sits at 53.3%, which is well below the Australian average of 58.9%.
65.9% ▲ +13.5%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.1%
- 2016: 56.6%
- 2021: 65.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.3% ▼ -6.6%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.0%
- 2016: 55.8%
- 2021: 53.3%
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 16.9%, followed by accommodation and food services at 11.4% and retail trade at 10.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 22.3%, with community and personal service workers making up 16.7% of the workforce. Technicians and tradespeople account for 13.9% 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 Moonah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60419/moonah/topic/employment