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Rockhampton Regional CouncilCommunity profile

Rockhampton

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In 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 arrivals2021
Employment statusNumber%Regional QLD
Employed1,08195.593.6
Employed full-time69161.048.2
Employed part-time35831.637.8
Employed, away from work322.87.6
Unemployed (Unemployment rate)514.56.4
Looking for full-time work211.93.0
Looking for part-time work302.73.4
Total labour force1,132100.0100.0
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (Usual residence data). Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Labour force status
Rockhampton Regional Council - Recent arrivals2021
Labour force statusNumber%Regional QLD
Total labour force (Participation rate)1,13277.774.5
Not in the labour force30320.824.6
Labour force status not stated211.41.0
Total persons aged 15+1,456100.0100.0
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (Usual residence data). Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

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 Regional QLD 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 93.6% and 3.0% respectively for Regional QLD.

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 Regional QLD (74.5%).

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