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Richmond Valley · Council (LGA)

Jobs & Industry in Richmond Valley

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Richmond Valley than in the rest of the country, with only 49.7% of the adult population in the labour force. This gap is well below the national figure of 61.1%. While the unemployment rate has fallen to 4.7%, full-time employment has dropped since 2011.

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📍 Richmond Valley, Council (LGA)

Where Richmond Valley sits — Unemployment rate

4.7% ▼ -41.4%

All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Richmond Valley — higher than 58% of areas.

Richmond Valley4.7%
Rest of NSW 4.6%
New South Wales 4.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Only 49.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Australian figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also well below the state average at 54.8%, and this figure has fallen by 4.3 points since 2011.

Unemployment rate

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4.7% ▼ -41.4%

Higher than 58% of council (lga) areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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49.7% ▼ -1.4%

Lower than 82% of council (lga) areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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54.8% ▼ -7.3%

Lower than 82% of council (lga) areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 15.7%, followed by manufacturing at 11.8% and retail trade at 9.5%. Other key sectors include education and training at 8.6% and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 8.1%.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 19.1%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 14.0%, technicians and trades at 13.3%, managers at 12.2%, and professionals at 12.0%.

Occupations people work in

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No single group dominates in Richmond Valley — Labourers leads at 19%, ahead of Community & personal service (14%) and Technicians & trades (13%).

Labourers 19.1% Community & personal service 14.0% Technicians & trades 13.3% Managers 12.2% Professionals 12.0% Clerical & administrative 10.7% Sales workers 8.6% Machinery operators & drivers 8.4%

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Richmond Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA16610/richmond-valley/topic/employment