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Richmond Valley - Hinterland · Sub-region (SA3)

Jobs & Industry in Richmond Valley - Hinterland

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

Working life in Richmond Valley - Hinterland is marked by a lower rate of employment than seen in most other areas. Only 54.4% of adults are currently working or looking for work, a figure that has fallen over the last decade. Health care and social assistance are the main employers in the region.

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

Where Richmond Valley - Hinterland sits — Unemployment rate

5.1% ▼ -38.1%

All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Richmond Valley - Hinterland — higher than 61% of areas.

Richmond Valley - Hinterland5.1%
Rest of NSW 4.6%
New South Wales 4.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to the state and national figures. Full-time employment is also well below the national average at 53.6%, and has fallen since 2011. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate is about the same as the national figure of 5.1%.

Unemployment rate

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5.1% ▼ -38.1%

Higher than 61% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

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

Labour-force participation

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54.4% ▼ -2.5%

Lower than 79% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

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

Employed full-time

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53.6% ▼ -6.1%

Lower than 85% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Health care and social assistance is the largest employer at 19.5%, followed by retail trade at 10.6% and education and training at 10.1%. Other key industries include agriculture, forestry and fishing at 8.0% and construction at 7.5%.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17.7%. Other common roles include labourers at 14.6% and community and personal service workers at 13.7%, with managers and technicians and trades both sitting at 12.9%.

Occupations people work in

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Richmond Valley - Hinterland splits fairly evenly between Professionals (18%) and Labourers (15%), with Community & personal service at 14%.

Professionals 17.7% Labourers 14.6% Community & personal service 13.7% Technicians & trades 12.9% Managers 12.9% Clerical & administrative 11.5% Sales workers 8.9% Machinery operators & drivers 6.2%

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 Richmond Valley - Hinterland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11202/richmond-valley-hinterland/topic/employment