Rocky Point · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Rocky Point

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Nearly one quarter of workers in Rocky Point are managers, making it the most common occupation in the area. While fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to the national figure, the local unemployment rate is remarkably low at 0%.

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Where Rocky Point sits — Unemployment rate

0.0%
  • 0.0%–0.7%: 3703 areas
  • 0.7%–1.4%: 103 areas
  • 1.4%–2.1%: 342 areas
  • 2.1%–2.9%: 614 areas
  • 2.9%–3.6%: 1044 areas
  • 3.6%–4.3%: 1267 areas
  • 4.3%–5.0%: 1094 areas
  • 5.0%–5.7%: 751 areas
  • 5.7%–6.4%: 629 areas
  • 6.4%–7.1%: 426 areas
  • 7.1%–7.9%: 306 areas
  • 7.9%–8.6%: 245 areas
  • 8.6%–9.3%: 201 areas
  • 9.3%–10.0%: 136 areas
  • 10.0%–10.7%: 158 areas
  • 10.7%–11.4%: 91 areas
  • 11.4%–12.1%: 90 areas
  • 12.1%–12.9%: 66 areas
  • 12.9%–13.6%: 76 areas
  • 13.6%–14.3%: 41 areas
  • 14.3%–15.0%: 37 areas
  • 15.0%–15.7%: 37 areas
  • 15.7%–16.4%: 23 areas
  • 16.4%–17.1%: 22 areas
  • 17.1%–17.9%: 25 areas
  • 17.9%–18.6%: 23 areas
  • 18.6%–19.3%: 20 areas
  • 19.3%–20.0%: 167 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Rocky Point — lower than 99% of areas.

Unemployment rate compared with the state and national average
Rocky Point0.0%
4873, QLD 4.2%
Queensland 5.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Only 53.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment sits at 56.1%, a little below the 58.9% seen across Australia.

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+).

53.9%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 55.2%
  • 2021: 53.9%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

56.1%

Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 50.0%
  • 2021: 56.1%

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with education and training being the most common industry at 14.0%. Construction and retail trade both follow at 10.5%.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Management roles are very common here at 24.6%. Other significant groups include professionals at 15.8%, and both technicians and trades and clerical staff at 14.0% each.

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 Rocky Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32457/rocky-point/topic/employment