3.1% ▲ +81.7%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 3.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Roelands · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Roelands
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Roelands compared to the rest of the country. Around 70.1% of adults are in the labour force, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. This creates a hardworking local profile where full-time employment is more common than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is higher than most areas at 62.5%, while the unemployment rate is 3.1%, which is a little below both the state and national figures of 5.1%.
70.1% ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.7%
- 2016: 68.9%
- 2021: 70.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.5% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.6%
- 2016: 60.3%
- 2021: 62.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with manufacturing being the most common industry at 13.4%, followed by construction at 12.4% and mining at 12.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 24.8%, with managers and professionals both accounting for around 13% 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 Roelands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51307/roelands/topic/employment