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East Rockingham · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in East Rockingham

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

A stark 22.6% unemployment rate defines the job market in East Rockingham, which is far above the national figure. Few adults here are working or looking for work, and full-time employment is much lower than in other similar areas.

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📍 East Rockingham, Suburb / Locality

Where East Rockingham sits — Unemployment rate

22.6% ▲ —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is East Rockingham — higher than 99% of areas.

East Rockingham22.6%
6168, WA 8.6%
Western Australia 5.1%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Only 32.2% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below the Western Australian average of 63.9%. Full-time employment is also very low at 44%, which is 15 points lower than the national average.

Unemployment rate

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22.6% ▲ —

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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32.2% ▲ +9.6%

Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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44.0% ▼ -43.7%

Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

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 workers here at 16%. Retail trade and transport and warehousing both follow at 12%, while construction employs 10.7% of the workforce.

Industries people work in

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No single group dominates in East Rockingham — Health care & social assistance leads at 23%, ahead of Retail trade (17%) and Transport & warehousing (17%).

Health care & social assistance 16.0% Retail trade 12.0% Transport & warehousing 12.0% Construction 10.7% Manufacturing 5.3% Administrative & support 5.3% Public administration & safety 5.3% Accommodation & food 4.0%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Machinery operators, drivers and labourers are the most common roles, each making up 21.3% of jobs. Community and personal service workers account for another 17.3%, followed by technicians and trades at 13.3%.

Occupations people work in

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East Rockingham splits fairly evenly between Machinery operators & drivers (23%) and Labourers (23%), with Community & personal service at 18%.

Machinery operators & drivers 21.3% Labourers 21.3% Community & personal service 17.3% Technicians & trades 13.3% Clerical & administrative 8.0% Managers 5.3% Professionals 4.0% Sales workers 4.0%

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 East Rockingham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50467/east-rockingham/topic/employment