0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Rockingham · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Rockingham
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Almost no one is without a job in Rockingham, where an unemployment rate of 0.0% makes it a place of exceptionally high employment. This stability is driven by a workforce where 76.2% of people are in full-time roles, a figure far above the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A huge 68.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above both the Queensland and Australian figures. Full-time employment is especially strong here, sitting 17 points higher than the national average.
68.1% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 69.3%
- 2021: 68.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
76.2% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 63.5%
- 2021: 76.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry, employing 44.4% of the workforce. Other common sectors include manufacturing at 9.5% and health care and social assistance at 6.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 23.8%, followed by machinery operators and drivers at 19.0%. Clerical and administrative roles account for 17.5% of jobs in the area.
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 Rockingham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32450/rockingham/topic/employment