14.8% ▲ +58.5%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 14.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Rawson · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Rawson
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 Rawson compared to most similar areas. Only 43.4% of adults are in the labour force, and the unemployment rate is 14.8%, which is among the highest for areas of this size.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is far below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Full-time employment is also well below the national average, with only 53.8% of the workforce in full-time roles.
43.4% ▼ -3.1%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.8%
- 2016: 44.6%
- 2021: 43.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.8% ▲ +6.6%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.5%
- 2016: 47.3%
- 2021: 53.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are accommodation and food services at 14.3%, followed by other services at 11% and construction at 9.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 23.1%. Community and personal service workers and machinery operators and drivers each account for 15.4% of occupations.
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 Rawson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22144/rawson/topic/employment