8.2% ▲ +17.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 8.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Rockville · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Rockville
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Job patterns in Rockville have shifted over the last decade, though it now faces a tough market with an unemployment rate of 8.2%. This figure is well above the national rate of 5.1% and higher than most similar areas. The local workforce is heavily anchored by the health care and social assistance sectors.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work here than in other areas, at 53.0%, which is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. While full-time employment sits at 58.7%, the unemployment rate is a little above the state average.
53.0% ▼ -4.4%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.4%
- 2016: 52.9%
- 2021: 53.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.7% ▼ -4.3%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.3%
- 2016: 62.3%
- 2021: 58.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Rockville, accounting for 21.8% of the workforce. Other common industries include retail trade at 11.6% and manufacturing at 9.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service workers make up the largest group at 16.8%. Labourers follow at 15.6%, while technicians and trades workers account for 14.3% of the local workforce.
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 Rockville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32455/rockville/topic/employment