9.2% ▲ +13.1%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 9.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Moore Park · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Moore Park
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are in the workforce in Moore Park, where only 42.3% are working or looking for work. This is far below the national figure of 61.1%, and the local unemployment rate of 9.2% is well above both the state and national averages.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work has dropped significantly since 2011, falling by 9.4 points to 51.2%. This is well below the Queensland figure of 59.0%, and the overall number of adults working or looking for work is much lower than in most areas.
42.3% ▼ -35.7%
Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 65.7%
- 2016: 36.7%
- 2021: 42.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.2% ▼ -15.6%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 60.7%
- 2016: 55.6%
- 2021: 51.2%
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 20.2%, followed by retail trade at 12.7% and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 8.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 16.5%, with professionals at 15.6% and community and personal service workers at 14.2%.
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 Moore Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315067/moore-park/topic/employment