City of Rockingham

Resident workers - Key statistics - All industries

17,900 people or 28.4% of the City of Rockingham's resident workers (All industries) have a tertiary qualification.

The local resident workers include all employed people who are resident in the local area regardless of where they work. In other words, it is the people who live locally and therefore have the potential to work locally and is an important resource for the local economy. Their characteristics inform us about the skills that are available locally, even if they are not currently employed in the local economy.

Access the detailed tables for further exploration of each characteristic.

Data source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2016 and 2021 – by usual residence

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Resident workers key statistics - All industries
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Namenumber%. % Western Australianumber%. % Western Australia2016 to 2021
Resident workers
Total Resident workers (Census)63,025100.0100.054,838100.0100.0+8,187
Males32,95452.352.229,54753.953.5+3,407
Females30,07147.747.825,29246.146.5+4,779
Age structure
15 - 24 years10,07316.014.39,11616.614.1+957
25 - 54 years41,06365.264.937,38868.266.8+3,675
55 - 64 years9,84115.615.77,05112.914.9+2,790
65 years and over2,0433.25.11,2772.34.2+766
Top three industries
Health care and social assistance7,96312.613.66,10111.111.7+1,862
Construction6,48210.38.86,39511.79.8+87
Retail trade6,0659.68.85,77510.59.5+290
Top three occupations
Technicians and trades workers12,23319.415.311,21520.516.2+1,018
Community and personal service workers9,16914.511.87,08512.910.6+2,084
Professionals8,99014.322.07,34713.420.5+1,643
Hours worked
Full time38,37660.960.234,57163.061.8+3,805
Part time23,58337.438.219,38135.336.5+4,202
Qualifications
Bachelor or higher degree10,44716.631.28,04314.727.5+2,404
Advanced diploma or diploma7,45311.810.96,16311.210.8+1,290
Certificate level22,10835.125.218,58033.925.1+3,528
No qualifications21,47534.130.220,51237.433.7+963
Individual Income
Less than $5008,67013.813.5--------
$500 -$1,99940,16763.762.4--------
$2,000 or more13,56021.523.1--------
Method of Travel to Work
Car43,04768.367.337,87869.168.2+5,169
Public Transport4,3897.07.45,0429.29.2-653
Bicycle1580.30.72060.41.0-48
Walked only7991.32.28501.62.8-51
Other Characteristics
Born overseas23,72437.639.521,08038.438.8+2,644
Speaks a language other than English at home5,7679.220.04,6158.418.4+1,152
Arrived between 2016 and August 20211,4862.44.9--------

City of Rockingham

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