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Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Jobs & Industry in Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne

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

Full-time employment has fallen by 1.3 percentage points since 2011 in Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne. While 60.9% of adults are working or looking for work, the area now sees more people in professional roles than anywhere else, with 34.6% of workers holding professional occupations.

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📍 Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne sits — Unemployment rate

5.0% ▲ +13.2%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne — higher than 60% of areas.

Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne5.0%
6148, WA 5.1%
Western Australia 5.1%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

About 60.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is about the same as the national figure. Unemployment is 5.0%, while full-time employment at 57.5% is a little below both the state and national rates.

Unemployment rate

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5.0% ▲ +13.2%

Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

Labour-force participation

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60.9% ▲ +0.2%

Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

Employed full-time

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57.5% ▼ -2.2%

Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Health care and social assistance is the most common industry here, employing 15.4% of the workforce. Education and training follow at 11.3%, with professional and technical services making up another 10.2%.

Industries people work in

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Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne splits fairly evenly between Health care & social assistance (16%) and Education & training (12%), with Professional & technical at 11%.

Health care & social assistance 15.4% Education & training 11.3% Professional & technical 10.2% Retail trade 8.2% Accommodation & food 6.5% Construction 6.4% Mining 5.7% Public administration & safety 5.6% Manufacturing 4.7% Transport & warehousing 4.0%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professional roles are very common, accounting for 34.6% of jobs. Managers make up 13.7% of the workforce, followed by clerical and administrative workers at 12.1%.

Occupations people work in

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In Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne, the largest group is Professionals at 35%, followed by Managers (14%) and Clerical & administrative (12%).

Professionals 34.6% Managers 13.7% Clerical & administrative 12.1% Technicians & trades 10.6% Community & personal service 10.0% Sales workers 7.3% Labourers 6.3% Machinery operators & drivers 4.2%

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 Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/506031129/riverton-shelley-rossmoyne/topic/employment