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Rockhampton Regional CouncilCommunity profile

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In 2021, 5,126 people born overseas were employed in Rockhampton Regional Council, of which 63.2% were working full time and 31.4% part time.

For the overseas-born 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 in some cases with a reliance on government benefits.

Differences in employment status for the local overseas-born populations may be related to the age and length of time that population has been in Australia, and the reason for migration (eg. some people migrate specifically for employment, so unemployment would be expected to be low in this case).

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 - born overseas20212016Change
Employment statusNumber%Rockhampton - Total populationNumber%Rockhampton - Total population2016 to 2021
Employed5,12696.094.34,31192.490.8+815
Employed full-time3,24260.758.52,88161.757.8+361
Employed part-time1,60930.129.21,19925.727.9+410
Employed, away from work2755.16.72314.95.2+44
Unemployed (Unemployment rate)2144.05.73577.69.2-143
Looking for full-time work1072.03.42294.96.2-122
Looking for part-time work1072.02.31282.73.0-21
Total labour force5,340100.0100.04,668100.0100.0+672
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 - born overseas20212016Change
Labour force statusNumber%Rockhampton - Total populationNumber%Rockhampton - Total population2016 to 2021
Total labour force (Participation rate)5,34071.565.54,66869.965.2+672
Not in the labour force2,13028.534.52,01330.134.8+117
Total persons aged 15+7,470100.0100.06,681100.0100.0+789
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 labour force born overseas in 2021 was 5,340 people, of which 1,609 were employed part-time and 3,242 were full time workers.

Analysis of the employment status of the population born overseas (as a percentage of the labour force) 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, 96.0% of the labour force born overseas was employed and 2.0% unemployed, compared with 94.3% and 3.4% respectively for the total population in Rockhampton Regional Council.

The labour force participation rate refers to the proportion of the population over 15 years of age that was employed or actively looking for work.

Analysis of the labour force participation rate of the population born overseas in Rockhampton Regional Council in 2021 shows that there was a higher proportion in the labour force (71.5%) compared with the total population in Rockhampton Regional Council (65.5%).

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of people born overseas employed in Rockhampton Regional Council showed an increase of 815 persons and the number unemployed showed a decrease of 122 persons. In the same period, the number of people born overseas in the labour force showed an increase of 672 persons, or 14.4%.

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