3.7% ▲ +4.2%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ripley · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Ripley
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Ripley, where 16.8% of the workforce is employed in this sector. This is a highly active job market where 78.6% of adults are working or looking for work. Full-time employment is also much more common here than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Nearly 79% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also well above the state average at 64.6%, while the unemployment rate of 3.7% is a little below both the state and national figures.
78.6% ▲ +4.9%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 75.0%
- 2016: 74.7%
- 2021: 78.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.6% ▲ +1.9%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 63.4%
- 2016: 68.4%
- 2021: 64.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is largely employed in health care and social assistance (16.8%) and public administration and safety (13.5%). Other common industries include retail trade at 10.2%, education and training at 8.7%, and construction at 7.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18.5%. This is followed by technicians and trades and community and personal service workers, who each account for 15.2% of the local workforce.
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 Ripley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/310031294/ripley/topic/employment