4.8% ▼ -1.9%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 4.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Raby · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Raby
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A mix of service and trade roles shapes daily life in Raby, where 61.6% of adults are working or looking for work. While this is around the middle for similar areas, the local job market sees a higher rate of unemployment than most other places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment sits at 55.2%, which is well below the national figure of 58.9%. This lower rate of full-time work is seen alongside a 4.8% unemployment rate, which is higher than most similar areas.
61.6% ▼ -14.6%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.1%
- 2016: 69.1%
- 2021: 61.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.2% ▼ -18.7%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.9%
- 2016: 68.6%
- 2021: 55.2%
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 14.0% of the workforce. Other significant sectors include retail trade at 10.7%, construction at 10.4%, and manufacturing at 8.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Clerical and administrative roles are the most typical occupation at 17.1%. Professionals make up 14.0% of workers, while technicians and tradespeople follow closely at 13.7%.
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 Raby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13316/raby/topic/employment