2.1% ▲ —
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 2.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Morawa · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Morawa
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower share of adults are working or looking for work in Morawa (L) than in most other areas, at just 41%. Despite this, those who are employed are very likely to have full-time roles, with 67.9% of the workforce in permanent full-time positions.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work has fallen 23 points since 2011. However, unemployment is very low at 2.1%, which is a little below the state and national figures of 5.1%.
41.0% ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 64.4%
- 2016: 51.0%
- 2021: 41.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
67.9% ▲ +9.4%
Higher than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 62.1%
- 2016: 81.2%
- 2021: 67.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Education and training is the biggest employer here, making up 34.3% of jobs, followed by health care and social assistance at 12.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service roles are the most common occupation at 16.4%, while managers, professionals, clerical staff, and machinery operators each make up 14.2% 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 Morawa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522047/morawa/topic/employment