23.1% ▲ +84.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 23.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Rappville · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Rappville
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A sharp rise in unemployment has shaped the local economy in Rappville since 2011. This is now a struggling job market where 23.1% of the workforce is unemployed, a figure far above the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 35.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. Full-time employment is also very low at 38.5%, trailing the Australian average by 20 points.
35.5% ▼ -17.2%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.8%
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 35.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
38.5% ▼ -18.6%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.3%
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 38.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for locals at 15.4%. Other sectors like agriculture, hospitality, health care, and administration each account for 12.8% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 30.8%. Community and personal service roles are the next most common at 17.9%, followed by managers at 15.4%.
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 Rappville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13331/rappville/topic/employment