ATTACHMENT A: LOCATION SNAPSHOTS Adult population Unemployment Rate Growth Change Top 3 Employment Industries 2013 May 2015 (12 months) % pts 12% - Health Care and Social Assistance Cairns 189,600 9% 7.9% -0.2 11% - Retail Trade 9% - Construction 17% - Health Care and Social Assistance Townsville 185,500 8% 8.9% 2.2 12% - Retail Trade 9% - Accommodation and Food Services 12% - Mining Mackay 142,300 12% 7.1% 2.8 12% - Retail Trade 10% - Construction 12% - Construction Rockhampton* 93,500 10% 6.1% 0.3 10% - Health Care and Social Assistance 10% - Retail Trade 19% - Mining Outback 56,200 8% 4.0% -0.5 17% - Public Administration and Safety Queensland 12% - Retail Trade 16% - Public Administration and Safety Darwin 108,900 14% 3.5% 0.5 14% - Construction 10% - Health Care and Social Assistance Outback 19% - Public Administration and Safety Northern 78,000 8% 5.5% -1.1 15% - Health Care and Social Assistance Territory 8% - Education 36% - Mining Pilbara 54,600 31% 3.2%** -0.9** 17% - Construction 5% - Transport, Postal and Warehousing 13% - Health Care and Social Assistance4 Kimberley 30,700 17% 12.2%** -2.0** 13% - Education and Training 9% - Public Administration and Safety *Rockhampton unemployment and industry figures are of the Fitzroy SA4. The Capricornia Employment Service Area surveyed accounts for 66 per cent of the Fitzroy SA4s population (ABS Estimated Residential Population 2011). ** Department of Employment, Small Area Labour Markets, March 2015. ATTACHMENT B: RECRUITMENT DIFFICULTY FOR SELECTED OCCUPATIONS Table 1: Ratings of recruitment difficulty by selected locations
ATTACHMENT A: LOCATION SNAPSHOTS Adult population Unemployment Rate Top 3 Employment Industries 2013 Growth May 2015 Change (12 months) % pts Cairns 189,600 9% 7.9% -0.2 12% - Health Care and Social Assistance 11% - Retail Trade 9% - Construction Townsville 185,500 8% 8.9% 2.2 17% - Health Care and Social Assistance 12% - Retail Trade 9% - Accommodation and Food Services Mackay 142,300 12% 7.1% 2.8 12% - Mining 12% - Retail Trade 10% - Construction Rockhampton* 93,500 10% 6.1% 0.3 12% - Construction 10% - Health Care and Social Assistance 10% - Retail Trade Outback Queensland 56,200 8% 4.0% -0.5 19% - Mining 17% - Public Administration and Safety 12% - Retail Trade Darwin 108,900 14% 3.5% 0.5 16% - Public Administration and Safety 14% - Construction 10% - Health Care and Social Assistance Outback Northern Territory 78,000 8% 5.5% -1.1 19% - Public Administration and Safety 15% - Health Care and Social Assistance 8% - Education Pilbara 54,600 31% 3.2%** -0.9** 36% - Mining 17% - Construction 5% - Transport, Postal and Warehousing Kimberley 30,700 17% 12.2%** -2.0** 13% - Health Care and Social Assistance4 13% - Education and Training 9% - Public Administration and Safety *Rockhampton unemployment and industry figures are of the Fitzroy SA4. The Capricornia Employment Service Area surveyed accounts for 66 per cent of the Fitzroy SA4s population (ABS Estimated Residential Population 2011). ** Department of Employment, Small Area Labour Markets, March 2015. ATTACHMENT B: RECRUITMENT DIFFICULTY FOR SELECTED OCCUPATIONS Table 1: Ratings of recruitment difficulty by selected locations