4.7% ▼ -17.4%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 4.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Rainbow Flat · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Rainbow Flat
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Just 54.9% of adults are working or looking for work in Rainbow Flat, a figure well below the national average. This means a larger share of the population is out of the workforce compared to most other areas. While unemployment sits at 4.7%, it is higher than in most similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is much lower than most areas, with 53.2% of the population in these roles. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.0%.
54.9% ▲ +7.3%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.2%
- 2016: 53.1%
- 2021: 54.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.2% ▼ -3.5%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.1%
- 2016: 51.6%
- 2021: 53.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer for 21.6% of workers. Construction and retail trade both follow at 11.0%, while education and training accounts for 9.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 20.9%. Professionals follow at 15.9%, while community and personal service roles account for 12.3% of 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 Rainbow Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13318/rainbow-flat/topic/employment