3.1% ▼ -14.4%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 3.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Rochester · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Rochester
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer than half of adults in Rochester are working or looking for work, making it a place where a smaller proportion of the population is employed compared to most areas. While overall employment is low, the unemployment rate is only 3.1%, which is a little below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Just 51% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below the 61.1% national average. Full-time employment has also dropped, falling 6 points since 2011 to reach 55.7%.
51.0% ▼ -7.1%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 55.0%
- 2016: 51.7%
- 2021: 51.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.7% ▼ -9.7%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 61.7%
- 2016: 58.6%
- 2021: 55.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry here at 16.7%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 15.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly one in five local workers are managers (19.5%), while labourers (15.0%) and technicians and trades (13.9%) make up the next largest groups.
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 Rochester [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/216011409/rochester/topic/employment