8.4% ▲ +226.1%
Higher than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 8.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Rosewood · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Rosewood
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are out of work in Rosewood than in most similar areas, with an unemployment rate of 8.4%. This makes the local job market a key challenge for the community. While many residents hold full-time roles, the proportion of adults working or looking for work has dropped significantly over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 49.8% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below the national 61.1% and down 22 points since 2011. Unemployment is also much higher than in most areas at 8.4%, which is well above the Australian figure of 5.1%.
49.8% ▼ -31.0%
Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 72.2%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 49.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.0% ▼ -5.5%
Higher than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 61.3%
- 2016: 44.6%
- 2021: 58.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 14.5%, followed by manufacturing at 10.5% and retail trade at 10.1%. Other common industries include education and training and public administration and safety.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service workers make up the largest group at 17.7%. This is followed by technicians and trades at 16.3%, labourers at 14.5%, and clerical and administrative staff at 13.1%.
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 Rosewood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315085/rosewood/topic/employment