6.4% ▼ -1.1%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 6.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
South West Rocks · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in South West Rocks
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 South West Rocks than in most similar areas. Only 40% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This low level of employment is matched by a higher unemployment rate of 6.4%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the state average at 49.8%. This reflects a general trend in the area, where the number of people working or looking for work is far lower than both the state and national figures.
40.0% ▲ +1.6%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.4%
- 2016: 37.6%
- 2021: 40.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.8% ▼ -3.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.6%
- 2016: 52.9%
- 2021: 49.8%
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 for locals at 15.5%, followed by accommodation and food services at 13.3% and retail trade at 11.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service workers make up the largest group at 16.7%. Other common roles include professionals at 15.9% and technicians and trades people at 14.4%.
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 South West Rocks [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13616/south-west-rocks/topic/employment