6.4% ▲ +8.6%
Higher than 82% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 6.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Rockingham · Sub-region (SA3)
Jobs & Industry in Rockingham
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are working or looking for work in Rockingham than in most similar areas. While full-time employment is common, the area faces a challenge with an unemployment rate of 6.4%, which is much higher than most other regions.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 63.4% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure slightly above the national average. While 60.9% of the workforce is employed full-time, this is 3.6 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
63.4% ▼ -0.3%
Higher than 66% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 63.6%
- 2016: 62.5%
- 2021: 63.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.9% ▼ -5.6%
Higher than 69% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 64.5%
- 2016: 63.0%
- 2021: 60.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The largest employment sectors are health care and social assistance at 12.6%, followed by construction at 10.3% and retail trade at 9.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 19.4%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 14.5% and professionals at 14.3%.
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 Rockingham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/50705/rockingham/topic/employment