4.1% ▼ -52.1%
Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mooloolah · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Mooloolah
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the top industry for people working in Mooloolah, where 17.7% of the workforce is employed in this sector. While more adults are working or looking for work than in most similar areas, full-time employment has fallen over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the national figure. However, full-time employment has fallen to 54.3%, which is well below the Queensland average of 59%. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate has dropped to 4.1% since 2011.
62.7% ▲ +24.4%
Higher than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 50.4%
- 2016: 52.7%
- 2021: 62.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.3% ▼ -9.7%
Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 60.1%
- 2016: 58.0%
- 2021: 54.3%
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 17.7%, followed by construction at 15.4%. Education and training and retail trade both account for 9% of jobs, while accommodation and food services employ 6.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 20.9%, with technicians and tradespeople following closely at 18.6%. Community and personal service workers and clerical staff both account for 12.6% of the 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 Mooloolah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315066/mooloolah/topic/employment