7.6% ▲ +7.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 7.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mornington · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mornington
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much higher unemployment than most similar areas marks the workforce in Mornington. While more adults are working or looking for work than in the state average, the local jobless rate of 7.6% stands out as a significant challenge for the area.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 61.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the Tasmanian figure of 58.2%. However, full-time employment is a little below the national average at 55.9%.
61.5% ▲ +6.9%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.5%
- 2016: 58.5%
- 2021: 61.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.9% ▼ -9.5%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.8%
- 2016: 58.5%
- 2021: 55.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer here, making up 19.2% of jobs. Other common industries include retail trade at 10.8% and construction at 9.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is split evenly between technicians and trades and community and personal service workers, both at 17.0%. Professionals make up another 16.3% of the roles 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 Mornington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60425/mornington/topic/employment