3.1% ▲ +12.3%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 3.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Roma · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Roma
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Roma, where 15% of the workforce is employed in this sector. The town has a strong employment profile, with a much higher proportion of full-time workers than most other similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A high 67% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. This strength is seen in full-time employment, which at 68.7% is well above the Queensland average.
67.0% ▼ -0.8%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.6%
- 2016: 66.1%
- 2021: 67.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
68.7% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.4%
- 2016: 70.3%
- 2021: 68.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Aside from health care, the largest employment sectors are public administration and safety at 9.4%, and retail trade at 9.2%. Other key industries include construction and accommodation and food services.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 16.9%, followed by professionals at 15.8%. Clerical and administrative staff, labourers, and managers also represent significant shares 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 Roma [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32464/roma/topic/employment