6.9% ▲ +59.2%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 6.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Rock Valley · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Rock Valley
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Rock Valley, where 17.8% of people are employed in this field. The area struggles with a higher unemployment rate than most similar places, and fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Unemployment is a bit higher here at 6.9% than the New South Wales figure of 4.9%. Only 57.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Australian average of 61.1%.
57.2% ▼ -9.9%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.5%
- 2016: 59.2%
- 2021: 57.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.5% ▼ -3.9%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.6%
- 2016: 60.6%
- 2021: 53.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is another major employer at 15.5%, followed by retail trade at 12.4%. Construction and education and training each employ 7.0% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service roles are the most common occupation at 17.8%. Managers make up 16.3% of workers, while labourers account for 14.0%.
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 Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13393/rock-valley/topic/employment