3.6% ▲ +6.4%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Rochester · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Rochester
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 Rochester than in most similar areas. Only 47.4% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. This gap is a standout feature of the local economy.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The percentage of adults working or looking for work is far below the national figure. Full-time employment is also well below the state average at 54.4%, though the unemployment rate of 3.6% is a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
47.4% ▼ -7.4%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.2%
- 2016: 47.9%
- 2021: 47.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.4% ▼ -11.1%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.2%
- 2016: 58.0%
- 2021: 54.4%
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 16.9%. Other major industries include agriculture, forestry and fishing at 11%, and manufacturing at 10.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 15.8%. Managers, technicians and trades, and community and personal service workers all follow closely, each representing around 14% of the workforce.
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 Rochester [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22184/rochester/topic/employment