2.8% ▼ -13.0%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 2.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Rous Mill · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Rous Mill
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the top industry for Rous Mill, where 23.0% of the workforce is employed. This is a hardworking area where 66.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure. Most residents have steady employment, with an unemployment rate of 2.8% that is a little below the Australian average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 66.7% of adults are in the labour force, which is well above both the state and national figures. Full-time employment sits at 58.0%, about the same as the New South Wales average.
66.7% ▲ +9.9%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.6%
- 2016: 66.1%
- 2021: 66.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.0% ▼ -9.0%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.7%
- 2016: 62.7%
- 2021: 58.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The workforce is led by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 23.0%. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 16.0%, and education and training at 13.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers and professionals each make up 23.0% of the local workforce. Labourers account for 15.0% of roles, followed by sales workers at 11.0% and machinery operators and drivers at 10.0%.
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 Rous Mill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13443/rous-mill/topic/employment