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The Rocks · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in The Rocks

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

A very high full-time employment rate of 80% defines the working life of The Rocks. This means the vast majority of workers here have secure, full-time roles, contributing to an unemployment rate of 0%, which is well below both the state and national figures.

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📍 The Rocks, Suburb / Locality

Where The Rocks sits — Unemployment rate

0.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is The Rocks — lower than 99% of areas.

The Rocks0.0%
2795, NSW 4.0%
New South Wales 4.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

About 60.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is around the middle for similar areas. This is a little above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%.

Unemployment rate

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0.0% —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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60.3% —

Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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80.0% —

Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Work in the area is spread across several sectors, with agriculture, forestry and fishing being the most common at 17.1%. Real estate and health care follow closely, each accounting for 14.3% of jobs.

Industries people work in

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The Rocks splits fairly evenly between Agriculture, forestry & fishing (21%) and Rental & real estate (17%), with Health care & social assistance at 17%.

Agriculture, forestry & fishing 17.1% Rental & real estate 14.3% Health care & social assistance 14.3% Retail trade 11.4% Manufacturing 8.6% Construction 8.6% Public administration & safety 8.6%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Managers make up the largest group of workers at 42.9%. Professionals and labourers each represent 14.3% of the local workforce.

Occupations people work in

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In The Rocks, the largest group is Managers at 44%, followed by Professionals (15%) and Labourers (15%).

Managers 42.9% Professionals 14.3% Labourers 14.3% Technicians & trades 8.6% Clerical & administrative 8.6% Sales workers 8.6%

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 Rocks [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13855/the-rocks/topic/employment