3.3% ▼ -27.1%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 3.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
North Richmond · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in North Richmond
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Construction is the most common industry for workers in North Richmond, where 13.4% of the workforce is employed in the sector. The area shows a steady job market with a low unemployment rate of 3.3%, which is a little below the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 59% of adults are working or looking for work, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure. Full-time employment sits at 57.1%, a little below the national level.
59.0% ▼ -8.5%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.5%
- 2016: 59.6%
- 2021: 59.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.1% ▼ -12.7%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.4%
- 2016: 65.3%
- 2021: 57.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The biggest employers are in construction (13.4%), health care and social assistance (12.6%), and education and training (10.8%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 18.2%, followed closely by technicians and trades at 17.2% and clerical and administrative workers at 14.2%.
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 North Richmond [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13012/north-richmond/topic/employment