3.1% ▲ +80.6%
Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 3.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Red Rock · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Red Rock
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are working or looking for work in Red Rock compared to most similar areas. While the typical employment rate is much lower than the state and national figures, the unemployment rate remains a low 3.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 37.5% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that has fallen 43 points since 2011. Full-time employment is also well below the national average at 50.0%, having dropped 15 points over the last decade.
37.5% ▼ -53.3%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 80.5%
- 2016: 77.3%
- 2021: 37.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.0% ▼ -23.0%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 64.9%
- 2016: 66.9%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is led by public administration and safety at 17.0%, followed by accommodation and food services at 15.9%. Health care and social assistance (12.5%) and construction (11.4%) also make up significant shares of employment.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
One in four workers is a professional, while managers, technicians and trades, office staff, and labourers each make up 12.5% of the local 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 Red Rock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122114/red-rock/topic/employment