6.8% ▲ +81.2%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 6.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Rock Forest · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Rock Forest
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher share of people are in the workforce in Rock Forest than in the rest of the state. About 69% of adults are working or looking for work, and those who are employed are overwhelmingly in full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far above the national figure at 69%. However, the unemployment rate is also a little above the national figure at 6.8%, which is much higher than most similar areas.
69.3% ▲ +1.7%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.1%
- 2016: 65.5%
- 2021: 69.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
69.0% ▲ +5.6%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.4%
- 2016: 57.3%
- 2021: 69.0%
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 workers in Rock Forest at 17.9%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 10.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is led by managers at 26.2% and professionals at 21.4%, while labourers make up 13.1% of roles.
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 Rock Forest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13392/rock-forest/topic/employment