7.9% ▲ +6.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 7.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
West Moonah · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in West Moonah
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher unemployment rate of 7.9% marks West Moonah as an area where finding work is harder than in most similar places. While more adults here are working or looking for work than the national average, the typical full-time employment rate is well below the Australian figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 66.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the Tasmanian and national figures. However, the unemployment rate is 7.9%, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the state and national rates.
66.5% ▲ +9.2%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.9%
- 2016: 58.1%
- 2021: 66.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.9% ▼ -7.3%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.2%
- 2016: 56.5%
- 2021: 53.9%
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 18.7%, followed by accommodation and food at 10.5%. Retail trade also employs a significant share of the workforce at 9.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 19.8%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 17.7% and technicians and tradespeople at 13.1%.
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 West Moonah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60736/west-moonah/topic/employment