0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Rolleston · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Rolleston
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more people are working or looking for work in Rolleston than in most similar areas. The local job market is exceptionally strong, with a full 65.3% of adults in the workforce and a reported unemployment rate of 0.0%. This puts the town well above both the state and national figures for employment.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Employment is very high here, with 65.2% of people working full-time. This is well above the Queensland figure of 59.0% and the national rate of 58.9%.
65.3% ▼ -12.6%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 74.7%
- 2016: 76.5%
- 2021: 65.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.2% ▼ -12.7%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 74.6%
- 2016: 72.5%
- 2021: 65.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy relies heavily on primary industries, with 30.3% of workers in agriculture, forestry and fishing and 13.6% in mining. Construction is another major employer at 10.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Management roles are the most common occupation at 27.3%, followed by machinery operators and drivers at 19.7%. Technicians, trades, clerical workers, and labourers each make up 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 Rolleston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32462/rolleston/topic/employment