4.8% ▼ -17.6%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 4.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Richmond · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Richmond
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Employment patterns in Richmond have shifted over the last decade, with a workforce now heavily focused on healthcare and retail. Only 50.8% of adults are currently working or looking for work, a figure far below the national average of 61.1%. This makes it a place where a smaller proportion of the adult population is active in the job market compared to most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 54.8% of the workforce is employed full-time, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.0%. While the unemployment rate is 4.8%, this is higher than most similar areas, despite being about the same as the national figure.
50.8% ▼ -10.1%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.4%
- 2016: 54.7%
- 2021: 50.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.8% ▼ -19.5%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.1%
- 2016: 63.4%
- 2021: 54.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the largest employer at 15.2%, followed by retail trade and public administration and safety, which both sit at 10.4%. Construction and education also make up significant shares of the local economy.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17.8%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 13.9%, and community and personal service workers at 13.8%.
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 Richmond [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13375/richmond/topic/employment