5.7% ▲ +31.9%
Higher than 71% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 5.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Morley (East Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Morley (East Metropolitan)
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More workers are active in the local economy of Morley than in most similar areas. About 63.8% of adults are working or looking for work, though the unemployment rate has risen to 5.7% since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A slightly higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work compared to the national figure. Full-time employment is around 59.7%, which is about the same as the state average but down from 62.3% in 2011.
63.8% ▲ +0.7%
Higher than 64% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 63.3%
- 2016: 62.0%
- 2021: 63.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.7% ▼ -4.1%
Higher than 58% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 62.3%
- 2016: 61.3%
- 2021: 59.7%
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 14.1%, followed by retail trade at 9.9% and construction at 8.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 21.2%, while technicians and trades make up 15.1% of the local 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 (East Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED53802/morley/topic/employment