11.1% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 11.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Rodds Bay · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Rodds Bay
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very high unemployment rate of 11.1% marks Rodds Bay as one of the most challenged areas for finding work. While full-time employment is common for those with jobs, far fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 41.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Among those employed, 66.0% have full-time roles, a figure well above the Queensland average of 59.0%.
41.2% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.8%
- 2021: 41.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
66.0% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 65.8%
- 2021: 66.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The biggest employers in the area are retail trade at 19.1% and construction at 12.8%. Other common industries include agriculture, forestry and fishing, and manufacturing, which both sit at 8.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 17.0%. Managers are also common at 14.9%, while professionals, sales workers, and community service staff each account for 10.6% of the 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 Rodds Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32460/rodds-bay/topic/employment