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Richmond Valley - Coastal · Sub-region (SA3)

Jobs & Industry in Richmond Valley - Coastal

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

Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Richmond Valley - Coastal, where 16.5% of workers are in this field. While the local unemployment rate has dropped to 4.2%, the area sees fewer people working full-time compared to the rest of the state.

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📍 Richmond Valley - Coastal, Sub-region (SA3)

Where Richmond Valley - Coastal sits — Unemployment rate

4.2% ▼ -42.4%

All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Richmond Valley - Coastal — lower than 68% of areas.

Richmond Valley - Coastal4.2%
Rest of NSW 4.6%
New South Wales 4.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

The share of full-time workers is far below the national figure, sitting at 47.1% after falling 4.3 points since 2011. Overall, 56.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Australian average of 61.1%.

Unemployment rate

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4.2% ▼ -42.4%

Lower than 68% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

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

Labour-force participation

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56.2% ▲ +1.0%

Lower than 72% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

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

Employed full-time

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47.1% ▼ -8.4%

Lower than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Aside from health care, the most common industries for local workers are accommodation and food services at 10.6%, retail trade at 10.1%, education and training at 10.0%, and construction at 9.8%.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 23.8%, followed by managers at 15.2% and technicians and trades at 13.8%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 13.2% and labourers at 9.8%.

Occupations people work in

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No single group dominates in Richmond Valley - Coastal — Professionals leads at 24%, ahead of Managers (15%) and Technicians & trades (14%).

Professionals 23.8% Managers 15.2% Technicians & trades 13.8% Community & personal service 13.2% Labourers 9.8% Clerical & administrative 9.7% Sales workers 8.9% Machinery operators & drivers 3.8%

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 - Coastal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11201/richmond-valley-coastal/topic/employment