0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Roche Creek · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A huge 92.3% of adults in Roche Creek are working or looking for work, a rate far above the national figure. This creates a unique local job market where almost everyone is active in the workforce, though full-time roles are less common than in other areas.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 0.0%, which is well below both the state and national figures. While 92.3% of adults are in the workforce, only 52.8% are employed full-time, which is well below the Queensland average of 59.0%.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
92.3% ▲ +23.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.8% ▼ -34.3%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry, employing 58.3% of the workforce. Education and training also play a significant role, accounting for 13.9% of jobs.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Half of the workforce are managers, making it the most common role by far. Labourers make up 19.4% of workers, followed by clerical and administrative staff at 13.9% and professionals at 11.1%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Roche Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32446/roche-creek/topic/employment