12.5% ▲ +14.5%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 12.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Rockhampton City · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Rockhampton City
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
An unemployment rate of 12.5% is among the highest for similar areas, making it a defining feature of Rockhampton City. While those who do have jobs are more likely to work full-time than people elsewhere, a much smaller proportion of the adult population is working or looking for work.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 52.0% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. For those employed, 60.7% work full-time, a figure slightly above the national average of 58.9%.
52.0% ▲ +0.9%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.5%
- 2016: 48.6%
- 2021: 52.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.7% ▼ -11.2%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.4%
- 2016: 64.5%
- 2021: 60.7%
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 20.7%, followed by accommodation and food services at 15.9%. Construction, retail, and public administration also make up key parts of the local economy.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18.1%. This is followed by labourers at 16.8% and community and personal service workers at 15.2%.
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 Rockhampton City [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32449/rockhampton-city/topic/employment