0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Upper Rouchel · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Over half of the workforce in Upper Rouchel are managers, making it a place where leadership roles are far more common than in most areas. The community is exceptionally active in the workforce, with a typical resident much more likely to be employed than those in the rest of the state.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here, with 67.7% of adults active in the labour force. Full-time employment is far above the New South Wales figure at 68.2%, while the unemployment rate is well below the national average at 0.0%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
67.7% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
68.2% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Local industry is led by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 29.5%, followed by mining at 20.5%. Other significant employers include wholesale trade at 11.4% and administrative and support services at 9.1%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up 52.3% of all jobs, which is the dominant role in the area. This is followed by machinery operators and drivers at 27.3% and professionals at 13.6%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Upper Rouchel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14062/upper-rouchel/topic/employment