5.2% ▲ +15.9%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 5.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Rochedale South · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Rochedale South
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Rochedale South compared to most other areas. This is a productive community where 67.1% of adults are in the labour force, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is 67.1%, well above the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Full-time employment sits at 59.2%, which is about the same as the state and national figures, while the unemployment rate is 5.2%.
67.1% ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.3%
- 2016: 67.2%
- 2021: 67.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.2% ▼ -9.2%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.2%
- 2016: 63.4%
- 2021: 59.2%
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 14.7%, followed by education and training at 11.9% and construction at 10.5%. Retail trade and professional services also make up significant shares of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 24.7%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 15%, technicians and trades at 14.6%, and managers at 10.8%.
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 Rochedale South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32448/rochedale-south/topic/employment