5.3% ▲ +3.2%
Higher than 64% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 5.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Rockhampton · Sub-region (SA3)
Jobs & Industry in Rockhampton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A slightly higher share of full-time workers distinguishes Rockhampton from the national trend. While 61.5% of the workforce is employed full-time, the overall proportion of adults working or looking for work has dipped slightly over the last decade to 59.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is a little above the national figure of 58.9%, though this has fallen 4 percentage points since 2011. The unemployment rate sits at 5.3%, which is about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures.
59.1% ▼ -2.7%
Lower than 58% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 60.7%
- 2016: 58.9%
- 2021: 59.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.5% ▼ -6.2%
Higher than 73% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 65.6%
- 2016: 63.0%
- 2021: 61.5%
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 16.5%, followed by education and training at 10.2% and retail trade at 9.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up 16.6% of the workforce, nearly equal to technicians and trades who account for 16.4% of local jobs.
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 Rockhampton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30803/rockhampton/topic/employment