5.6% ▼ -21.1%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 5.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Rothwell · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Rothwell
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer than 52% of adults in Rothwell are working or looking for work, which is much lower than most other areas. This suggests a high number of residents who are either retired, students, or otherwise not in the workforce. While unemployment is 5.6%, this is about the same as the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the national figure, with only 55.8% of the workforce in full-time roles. This reflects a broader trend in Rothwell, where the proportion of adults working or looking for work is much lower than in most similar areas.
52.0% ▼ -9.8%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.6%
- 2016: 51.2%
- 2021: 52.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.8% ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.8%
- 2016: 60.5%
- 2021: 55.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer, making up 19.1% of the local workforce. Retail trade follows at 11.6%, while education and training accounts for 10% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service workers are the most common occupation at 16.4%. Professionals and technicians or trades people also make up a large part of the workforce, at 15% and 14.1% respectively.
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 Rothwell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32483/rothwell/topic/employment