4.9% ▼ -6.3%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 4.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Rostrevor · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Rostrevor
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Employment patterns in Rostrevor have remained steady over the last decade. The area is currently characterized by a workforce where 61.9% of adults are working or looking for work. Most of these residents are employed in professional, health, or education roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the South Australian figure of 60.0%. However, the unemployment rate is 4.9%, which is higher than most similar areas.
61.9% ▲ +8.3%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.1%
- 2016: 56.9%
- 2021: 61.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.2% ▼ -1.5%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.0%
- 2016: 56.8%
- 2021: 57.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 15.9%, followed by education and training at 11.5%. Retail trade also employs a significant 9.5% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common, making up 30.7% of jobs. Managers and clerical or administrative workers follow, each accounting for around 14% 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 Rostrevor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41279/rostrevor/topic/employment