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Rosedale and District planning area

Employment status

1,671 people living in Rosedale and District planning area in 2021 were employed, of which 59% worked full-time and 32% part-time.

Rosedale and District planning area's employment statistics are an important indicator of socio-economic status. The levels of full or part-time employment, unemployment and labour force participation indicate the strength of the local economy and social characteristics of the population. Employment status is linked to a number of factors including Age Structure, which influences the number of people in the workforce; the economic base and employment opportunities available in the area and; the education and skill base of the population (Occupations, Industries, Qualifications).

The two most important measures are:

  • Unemployment rate - the number of people looking for work, as a percentage of the labour force (employed and unemployed over 15)
  • Participation rate - the labour force expressed as a percentage of the total population over 15

Please note that in the 2021 Census, due to the COVID pandemic and lockdowns in many areas, the proportion of people who were employed but away from work in the week before Census has increased. We have no information on whether these people were normally employed full or part time so this is shown separately.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'Last week did the person have a full time or part time job of any kind?'

Labour force status
Rosedale and District planning area - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212011Change
Labour force statusNumber%Sale rural surrounds %Number%Sale rural surrounds %2011 to 2021
Total labour force (Participation rate)1,76057.672.51,66361.672.1+97
Not in the labour force1,01533.219.590733.624.6+107
Labour force status not stated2789.18.01294.83.3+148
Total persons aged 15+3,053100.0100.02,700100.0100.0+352
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Employment status
Rosedale and District planning area - Persons in the labour force (Usual residence)20212011Change
Employment statusNumber%Sale rural surrounds %Number%Sale rural surrounds %2011 to 2021
Employed1,67194.997.41,54793.097.8+123
Employed full-time98656.065.096758.264.0+19
Employed part-time53830.625.844827.031.1+90
Employed, away from work1478.46.51327.92.7+15
Unemployed (Unemployment rate)895.12.61157.02.2-27
Looking for full-time work563.21.7754.51.0-20
Looking for part-time work331.91.0402.41.1-7
Total labour force1,760100.0100.01,663100.0100.0+97
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

The size of Rosedale and District planning area's labour force in 2021 was 1,760, of which 538 were employed part-time and 986 were full time workers.

Analysis of the employment status (as a percentage of the labour force) in Rosedale and District planning area in 2021 compared to Sale rural surrounds shows that there was a lower proportion in employment, and a higher proportion unemployed. Overall, 94.9% of the labour force was employed, and 5.1% unemployed, compared with 97.4% and 2.6% respectively for Sale rural surrounds.

Analysis of the labour force participation rate of the population in Rosedale and District planning area in 2021 shows that there was a lower proportion in the labour force (57.6%) compared with Sale rural surrounds (72.5%).

Emerging groups

Between 2011 and 2021, the number of people employed in Rosedale and District planning area showed an increase of 124, and the number unemployed showed a decrease of 26. In the same period, the number of people in the labour force showed an increase of 97 or 5.8%.

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