7.6% ▲ +61.5%
Higher than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 7.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Moonta · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Moonta
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer people have been working or looking for work in Moonta since 2011. Only 38.2% of adults are now in the labour force, a huge drop of 35 points over the last decade. This shift is accompanied by an unemployment rate of 7.6%, which is a little above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment has fallen 10 points since 2011 to 50.7%, a result well below the South Australian figure of 57.2%. This reflects a wider trend in the area where the proportion of adults working or looking for work is far below the state and national average.
38.2% ▼ -47.6%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 73.0%
- 2016: 70.5%
- 2021: 38.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.7% ▼ -17.1%
Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 61.1%
- 2016: 57.7%
- 2021: 50.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common employer at 18.7%, followed by construction at 12.1% and retail trade at 11.3%. Education and training and accommodation and food services also make up significant shares of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers are the most common occupation at 17.2%. Community and personal service workers make up 16.1% of the workforce, with professionals and labourers also representing large groups at 14.3% and 12% respectively.
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 Moonta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415030/moonta/topic/employment