0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Rainbow Flat · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Rainbow Flat
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A huge gap exists between the 0.0% unemployment rate in Rainbow Flat and the national figure of 5.1%. While fewer adults are working or looking for work than in most areas, those who are employed are more likely to have full-time roles. This suggests a small but very stable local workforce.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is a little above the state average at 60.7%, though this is 4.4 points lower than in 2011. Only 52.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%.
52.7% ▼ -27.8%
Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 73.0%
- 2016: 73.0%
- 2021: 52.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.7% ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 65.1%
- 2016: 64.7%
- 2021: 60.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer here, making up 23.8% of jobs. Retail trade follows at 13.1%, while public administration and safety account for 7.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service roles are the most common at 16.7%, followed closely by technicians and trades at 15.5%. Professionals and labourers each make up 13.1% of the 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 Rainbow Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122113/rainbow-flat/topic/employment