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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, 1,081 Rockhampton Regional Council residents who recently arrived from overseas were employed, of which 63.9% were working full time and 33.1% part time.
Rockhampton Regional Council's employment statistics are an important indicator of socio-economic status.
For recent arrivals from overseas, being able to find work and participate in the local economy is a very important step to settling into Australia. High employment can indicate an engaged migrant community, or perhaps a large contingent on work-sponsored visas. A high level of unemployment or low participation rate (the percentage of the population in the labour force) can indicate a migrant community with difficulties adjusting to economic life in Australia, and perhaps with a reliance on government benefits.
Employment data should be looked at in conjunction with Age Structure and Qualification data for the recent arrivals.
Q:
Derived from the Census question:
'Last week did the person have a full time or part time job of any kind?'
| Employment status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockhampton Regional Council - Recent arrivals | 2021 | ||
| Employment status | Number | % | Queensland |
| Employed | 1,081 | 95.5 | 92.5 |
| Employed full-time | 691 | 61.0 | 46.3 |
| Employed part-time | 358 | 31.6 | 38.3 |
| Employed, away from work | 32 | 2.8 | 7.8 |
| Unemployed (Unemployment rate) | 51 | 4.5 | 7.5 |
| Looking for full-time work | 21 | 1.9 | 3.6 |
| Looking for part-time work | 30 | 2.7 | 3.9 |
| Total labour force | 1,132 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Labour force status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockhampton Regional Council - Recent arrivals | 2021 | ||
| Labour force status | Number | % | Queensland |
| Total labour force (Participation rate) | 1,132 | 77.7 | 71.2 |
| Not in the labour force | 303 | 20.8 | 27.9 |
| Labour force status not stated | 21 | 1.4 | 0.8 |
| Total persons aged 15+ | 1,456 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Dominant groups
The size of Rockhampton Regional Council's recent overseas arriving labour force in 2021 was 1,132 persons, of which 358 were employed part-time and 691 were full time workers.
Analysis of the employment status of the recent overseas arriving population (as a percentage of the labour force) in Rockhampton Regional Council in 2021 compared to Queensland shows that there was a lower proportion in employment, as well as a lower proportion unemployed. Overall, 95.5% of the recent overseas arriving labour force was employed, and 4.5% unemployed, compared with 92.5% and 3.6% respectively for Queensland.
Analysis of the labour force participation rate of the recent overseas arriving population in Rockhampton Regional Council in 2021 shows that there was a higher proportion in the labour force (77.7%) compared with Queensland (71.2%).
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