6.8% ▲ +2.5%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 6.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Rockdale · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Rockdale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher than usual unemployment rate of 6.8% shapes the job market in Rockdale. While more adults here are working or looking for work than in the state average, far fewer people have full-time roles compared to most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common for 62.5% of adults, which is well above the New South Wales figure. However, full-time employment is well below the national average at 52.3%, and unemployment is much higher than in most similar areas.
62.5% ▲ +0.8%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.0%
- 2016: 65.8%
- 2021: 62.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.3% ▼ -16.6%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.8%
- 2016: 59.8%
- 2021: 52.3%
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 at 15.7%, followed by retail trade at 10.6% and accommodation and food services at 10.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most frequent occupation at 22.5%, while labourers make up 13.7% of the workforce and community and personal service workers account for 13.0%.
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 Rockdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13394/rockdale/topic/employment