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Rockingham (South Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Jobs & Industry in Rockingham (South Metropolitan)

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

Job opportunities in Rockingham are marked by a struggling local market, where the unemployment rate of 7.8% is much higher than most areas. While more people have moved into full-time work since 2016, the overall number of adults working or looking for work has dropped significantly.

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📍 Rockingham (South Metropolitan), State Electorate

Where Rockingham (South Metropolitan) sits — Unemployment rate

7.8% —

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Rockingham (South Metropolitan) — higher than 87% of areas.

Rockingham (South Metropolitan)7.8%
Greater Perth 5.3%
Western Australia 5.1%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Only 54.0% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the figures for both Western Australia and Australia. While full-time employment rose to 59.8% since 2016, the unemployment rate remains a little above the state and national marks at 7.8%.

Unemployment rate

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7.8% —

Higher than 87% of state electorate areas.

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

Labour-force participation

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54.0% —

Lower than 84% of state electorate areas.

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

Employed full-time

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59.8% —

Higher than 59% of state electorate areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

The local workforce is concentrated in health care and social assistance, which employs 12.7% of people. Other major employers include public administration and safety at 11.4%, and construction at 10.4%.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 19.3%. Community and personal service workers follow at 15.4%, with professionals accounting for 13.9% of the workforce.

Occupations people work in

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Rockingham (South Metropolitan) splits fairly evenly between Technicians & trades (20%) and Community & personal service (16%), with Professionals at 14%.

Technicians & trades 19.3% Community & personal service 15.4% Professionals 13.9% Labourers 11.5% Clerical & administrative 11.5% Machinery operators & drivers 9.6% Managers 9.2% Sales workers 7.8%

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 Rockingham (South Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED54605/rockingham/topic/employment