4.1% —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Moncrieff · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Strong employment rates define Moncrieff, where the proportion of adults working or looking for work is among the highest for similar areas. This workforce is particularly stable, with 70.6% of the population in full-time roles, a figure far above the national average.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
An impressive 79.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the Australian figure of 61.1%. The unemployment rate is 4.1%, which is about the same as the ACT average.
4.1% —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
79.3% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
70.6% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the biggest employer here, accounting for 27.9% of jobs. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 13.3%, and professional and technical services at 11.1%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 30%, followed by clerical and administrative staff at 15.7%. Managers account for 14.6% of the workforce, while community and personal service roles make up 12%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Moncrieff [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80098/moncrieff/topic/employment