2.6% ▲ +0.1%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 2.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Richmond Hill · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Richmond Hill
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Richmond Hill, with 63.4% participating in the labour force. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. The area maintains a strong employment record with a very low unemployment rate of 2.6%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While more adults are active in the workforce than in most areas, full-time employment is a little below the state level at 55.1%. This contributes to an unemployment rate of 2.6%, which is a little below both the state and national figures.
63.4% ▲ +1.3%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.6%
- 2016: 63.4%
- 2021: 63.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.1% ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.3%
- 2016: 59.0%
- 2021: 55.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the main employer for 21.1% of the workforce, followed by education and training at 15.8%. Retail trade accounts for 11.6% of jobs, while construction employs 8.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 25.8%. Clerical and administrative roles account for 16.9%, while managers and technicians or trades people represent 14.7% and 13.6% of the local workforce respectively.
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 Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13376/richmond-hill/topic/employment