6.4% ▼ -15.3%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 6.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Rothwell - Kippa-Ring · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Rothwell - Kippa-Ring
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Rothwell - Kippa-Ring than in most similar areas. Only 52.6% of adults are in the labour force, a figure that has fallen since 2011. This means a larger portion of the local population is out of the workforce compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 6.4%, which is much higher than most areas. Full-time employment has also dropped over the last decade, falling 5.5 percentage points since 2011 to reach 56.4%.
52.6% ▼ -7.2%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 56.7%
- 2016: 53.1%
- 2021: 52.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.4% ▼ -8.8%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 61.9%
- 2016: 60.0%
- 2021: 56.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 17.7%. Other major employers include retail trade at 10.8% and construction at 10.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Local jobs are spread across several fields, with community and personal service workers making up 15.4% of the workforce. Technicians and trades follow closely at 15.3%.
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 Rothwell - Kippa-Ring [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/313051380/rothwell-kippa-ring/topic/employment