0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Rothbury · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Rothbury
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A massive 19 percentage point gap separates Rothbury from the national average in full-time employment. This area has an exceptionally strong job market, where full-time work is far more common than in most of Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is very high at 77.4%, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 58%. This strength is reflected in the unemployment rate, which is well below the national figure at 0.0%.
60.8% ▼ -11.3%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.5%
- 2021: 60.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
77.4% ▲ +16.4%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.5%
- 2021: 77.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The workforce is split across several sectors, with construction and retail trade both at 16.1%. Agriculture, forestry and fishing, and accommodation and food services each account for 12.9% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 41.9%. Other common roles include labourers at 25.8% and professionals at 19.4%.
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 Rothbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13435/rothbury/topic/employment