4.3% ▲ +3.3%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Rowville - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Rowville - North
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A strong work rate defines Rowville - North, where 68.6% of adults are working or looking for work. This is well above the national figure of 61.1%. While full-time employment is much higher than in most other areas, the proportion of working adults has dipped slightly since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is notably high at 62.3%, which is well above the Victorian average of 59.2%. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate sits at 4.3%, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
68.6% ▼ -3.9%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 71.4%
- 2016: 69.5%
- 2021: 68.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.3% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 65.0%
- 2016: 62.6%
- 2021: 62.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with health care and social assistance being the most common at 12.0%, followed closely by retail trade at 11.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 23.1%, while managers and clerical or administrative workers each make up about 15.5% 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 Rowville - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211011257/rowville-north/topic/employment