3.3% ▼ -6.9%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 3.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mount Riverview · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mount Riverview
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A strong workforce defines Mount Riverview, where 62.0% of adults are working or looking for work. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. The local job market is stable, with an unemployment rate of 3.3% that is a little below the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Most of those employed work full-time, making up 59.6% of the workforce. This is a little above the state figure and about the same as the national average.
62.0% ▼ -6.8%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.5%
- 2016: 66.0%
- 2021: 62.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.6% ▼ -6.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.7%
- 2016: 64.3%
- 2021: 59.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is led by education and training at 15.6%, and health care and social assistance at 15.5%. Construction follows at 10.5%, with public administration and safety accounting for 9.0% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 29.6%. Managers, clerical and administrative roles, and technicians and trades also feature strongly, each making up between 13.1% and 15.8% of the 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 Mount Riverview [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12799/mount-riverview/topic/employment