0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Moriac · Urban Centre
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Moriac (L) compared to the rest of the country. While 75.8% of adults are active in the workforce, there is currently no unemployment in the area. This strong employment rate exists alongside a decline in full-time roles over the last decade.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is far above the national figure, though full-time employment has fallen 5.6 points since 2011 to 53.7%. This is well below the Victorian average of 59.2%.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
75.8% ▲ +10.6%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.7% ▼ -9.5%
Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Local jobs are spread across several sectors, with construction leading at 14.7%, followed by health care and social assistance at 13.9% and education and training at 13.4%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 23.9%, while technicians and trades people make up 19% of the local workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Moriac [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221049/moriac/topic/employment