0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Rothsay · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Rothsay
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment is among the highest for similar areas in Rothsay, where 80.6% of workers hold these roles. While few adults are working or looking for work, the local job market is remarkably steady with no recorded unemployment.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 52.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. However, those who are employed are overwhelmingly in full-time roles, at a rate 22 points higher than the Australian average.
52.3% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 84.8%
- 2021: 52.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
80.6% —
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 86.3%
- 2021: 80.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the dominant industry here, employing 68.9% of the workforce. Other common sectors include accommodation and food services at 11.7%, and construction at 5.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common jobs are for machinery operators and drivers, who make up 35.0% of workers. Technicians, tradespeople and labourers each account for 18.4% of occupations.
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 Rothsay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51313/rothsay/topic/employment