2.5% ▼ -54.4%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 2.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
The Rock · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in The Rock
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Employment patterns in The Rock have shifted since 2011, with a growing number of people now working in full-time roles. While the typical resident is more likely to hold a full-time job than those in other areas, a smaller proportion of adults are working or looking for work compared to the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is high at 62.5%, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.0%. However, the overall percentage of adults working or looking for work is 54.0%, well below the national figure of 61.1%, while the unemployment rate is a little below the state average at 2.5%.
54.0% ▼ -6.7%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.9%
- 2016: 53.8%
- 2021: 54.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.5% ▲ +3.0%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.7%
- 2016: 61.3%
- 2021: 62.5%
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 19.5%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 11.2%. Other common industries include education and training at 8.6% and transport and warehousing at 7.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 20.0%. Managers and professionals follow closely at 15.1% and 14.9% respectively, with community and personal service roles accounting for 11.9% of jobs.
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 The Rock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13854/the-rock/topic/employment