4.5% ▼ -4.6%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Rowville - Central · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Rowville - Central
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Working life in Rowville - Central has remained remarkably stable since 2011, with full-time employment holding steady at 63.1%. This is a highly active workforce where the proportion of adults working or looking for work is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A high 67.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is much higher than most areas. While this is well above the national figure, it has fallen 2.7 percentage points since 2011. Full-time employment is also well above the state average at 63.1%, and the unemployment rate is about the same as the rest of the country at 4.5%.
67.1% ▼ -3.9%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 69.8%
- 2016: 68.2%
- 2021: 67.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.1% ▼ -0.1%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 63.1%
- 2016: 62.3%
- 2021: 63.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several key sectors, with health care and social assistance being the most common at 12.8%. Retail trade follows closely at 12%, while construction and manufacturing make up 10.1% and 9.3% of the workforce respectively.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 23.3%. Other significant groups include clerical and administrative workers at 15%, technicians and tradespeople at 14.2%, and managers at 13.3%.
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 Rowville - Central [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211011256/rowville-central/topic/employment