6.4% ▲ +8.7%
Higher than 82% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 6.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Rockingham · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Rockingham
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more adults are working or looking for work in Rockingham than in most similar areas. About 63.4% of adults are in the labour force, though this is offset by an unemployment rate of 6.4%, which is also much higher than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is a little above the state and national figures of 5.1%. While 60.9% of the workforce is employed full-time, this figure has fallen by 3.6 percentage points since 2011.
63.4% ▼ -0.3%
Higher than 76% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 63.6%
- 2016: 62.5%
- 2021: 63.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.9% ▼ -5.6%
Higher than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 64.5%
- 2016: 63.0%
- 2021: 60.9%
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 12.6%, followed by construction at 10.3% and retail trade at 9.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades people make up the largest group of workers at 19.4%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 14.5% and professionals at 14.3%.
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 Rockingham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA57490/rockingham/topic/employment