3.0% ▼ -3.7%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 3.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Rocky River · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Rocky River
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Rocky River compared to most similar areas. Only 52.1% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below both the state and national figures. Despite this, those who are seeking work find it relatively easily, with an unemployment rate of 3.0%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is much less common here than in other similar areas, at 52.1%. Full-time employment is also well below the national figure, with 54.2% of the workforce in full-time roles.
52.1% ▼ -18.6%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.0%
- 2016: 59.8%
- 2021: 52.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.2% ▲ +6.7%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.8%
- 2016: 58.7%
- 2021: 54.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 17.6%, followed by accommodation and food at 13.0% and construction at 12.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly one in five workers are in community and personal service roles, while technicians and trades make up 18.3% of the local workforce.
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 Rocky River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13405/rocky-river/topic/employment