3.0% ▼ -55.5%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 3.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ramsgate · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Ramsgate
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people in Ramsgate are working full-time now than in previous years, with 60.7% of the workforce in full-time roles. While this is higher than most similar areas, a smaller proportion of adults here are working or looking for work compared to the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is less common here than in most areas, at 53.9%, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. However, the unemployment rate is 3.0%, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 4.9%.
53.9% ▼ -10.0%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.9%
- 2016: 61.8%
- 2021: 53.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.7% ▼ -7.9%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.9%
- 2016: 66.7%
- 2021: 60.7%
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 for local workers at 14.3%, followed by construction at 9.9% and transport and warehousing at 9.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most frequent occupation at 27.5%, with clerical and administrative work at 15.3% and managers making up 14.0% 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 Ramsgate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13322/ramsgate/topic/employment