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Rockhampton Regional CouncilCommunity profile

Rockhampton

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In 2021, 3,212 non-English speakers who were living in Rockhampton Regional Council were employed, of which 63.3% were working full time and 32.7% part time.

For the non-English speaking population, 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 community of recent migrants with difficulties adjusting to economic life in Australia, and perhaps with a reliance on government benefits.

Differences in employment status for the local non-English speaking population may be related to the age and length of time that population has been in Australia, proportion of second-generation migrants, as well as qualification levels.

Please note that due to lockdowns in many parts of Australia and the availability of JobKeeper, users may find that some groups have a significant increase in the ‘Employed, away from work’ category. Use these data with caution when comparing over time to previous Censuses.

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 - non-English20212016Change
Employment statusNumber%Rockhampton - Total populationNumber%Rockhampton - Total population2016 to 2021
Employed3,21296.294.32,52992.290.8+683
Employed full-time2,03260.858.51,71262.457.8+320
Employed part-time1,04931.429.268825.127.9+361
Employed, away from work1313.96.71294.75.2+2
Unemployed (Unemployment rate)1283.85.72137.89.2-85
Looking for full-time work551.63.41344.96.2-79
Looking for part-time work732.22.3792.93.0-6
Total Labour Force3,340100.0100.02,742100.0100.0+598
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Labour force status
Rockhampton Regional Council - non-English20212016Change
Labour force statusNumber%Rockhampton - Total populationNumber%Rockhampton - Total population2016 to 2021
Total labour force (Participation rate)3,34077.960.02,74275.259.8+598
Not in the labour force89020.831.687524.032.0+15
Labour force status not stated571.38.4290.88.1+28
Total persons aged 15+4,287100.0100.03,646100.0100.0+641
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

The size of Rockhampton Regional Council's non-English speaking labour force in 2021 was 3,340 persons, of which 1,049 were employed part-time and 2,032 were full time workers.

Analysis of the employment status (as a percentage of the labour force) of non-English speakers in Rockhampton Regional Council in 2021 compared to the total population in Rockhampton Regional Council shows that there was a higher proportion in employment, and a lower proportion unemployed. Overall, 96.2% of the non-English speaking labour force was employed, and 1.6% unemployed, compared with 94.3% and 3.4% respectively for the total population in Rockhampton Regional Council.

Analysis of the non-English speaking labour force participation rate of the population in Rockhampton Regional Council in 2021 shows that there was a higher proportion in the labour force (77.9%) compared with the total population in Rockhampton Regional Council (60.0%).

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of non-English speaking population employed in Rockhampton Regional Council showed an increase of 683 people and the number unemployed showed a decrease of 79 people. In the same period, the number of people in the labour force showed an increase of 598 people, or 21.8%.

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