8.3% ▲ +21.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 8.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Rocklea · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Rocklea
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Work patterns in Rocklea have shifted over the last decade, with a significantly higher proportion of adults now working or looking for work compared to the national average. While 66.5% of adults are in the labour force, the area also faces a much higher unemployment rate than most similar places. This creates a mixed landscape where many are active in the workforce but a significant number struggle to find jobs.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Adults working or looking for work make up 66.5% of the population, which is well above the figures for Queensland and Australia. However, the unemployment rate is 8.3%, which is much higher than most areas and well above the national figure of 5.1%.
66.5% ▲ +10.9%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.9%
- 2016: 63.6%
- 2021: 66.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.4% ▼ -8.9%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.2%
- 2016: 62.8%
- 2021: 59.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The largest employment sectors in Rocklea are health care and social assistance at 15.3%, followed by education and training at 10.8% and retail trade at 8.6%. Construction and professional services each account for 8.1% of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 24.3%, followed by technicians and trades at 15.7%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 12.2% and community and personal service workers at 11.6%.
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 Rocklea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32451/rocklea/topic/employment