2.9% ▼ -64.7%
Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 2.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Moonee Beach · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Moonee Beach
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high number of working adults define the daily life of Moonee Beach, where 66.4% of the population are employed or seeking a job. This is well above the national figure, and the area's unemployment rate has fallen sharply since 2011 to just 2.9%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is much higher than most areas, rising 13 points since 2011. Full-time employment is a little below the state and national figures at 56.1%, though this has risen slightly since 2011.
66.4% ▲ +25.0%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 53.1%
- 2016: 52.4%
- 2021: 66.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.1% ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 50% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 54.1%
- 2016: 48.1%
- 2021: 56.1%
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 16.6%, followed by construction at 13.8% and retail trade at 11.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 21.4%, with technicians and tradespeople following at 16.2% and clerical and administrative staff at 15.8%.
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 Moonee Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121080/moonee-beach/topic/employment