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+).
Roundstone · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time work is the norm for most adults in Roundstone, where 81% of the population is working or looking for work. This high level of employment is underpinned by a powerful local industry, with the vast majority of the workforce tied to the land.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Almost everyone who can work does so, with 81% of adults in the workforce, which is far above the national figure of 61%. Full-time employment is also much more common here than in most areas, and the unemployment rate is 0.0%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
80.9% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.8% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is dominated by agriculture, forestry and fishing, which employs 84.2% of the workforce. Health care and social assistance make up another 13.2% of roles.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Most people in the area work as managers, accounting for 68.4% of jobs. Labourers make up 23.7% of the workforce, followed by machinery operators and drivers at 10.5%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Roundstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32485/roundstone/topic/employment