0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Richmond Lowlands · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Richmond Lowlands
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A zero per cent unemployment rate marks the current job market in Richmond Lowlands. This area has a very strong workforce, with 71.4% of people working full-time, which is far above the national figure of 58.9%. It is a place where almost everyone who can work is finding a job.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Adults working or looking for work make up 66.7% of the population, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. This high activity is mirrored by full-time employment rates that sit far above the national average.
66.7% ▼ -4.0%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.4%
- 2016: 67.6%
- 2021: 66.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
71.4% ▲ +22.6%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.3%
- 2016: 81.8%
- 2021: 71.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry here at 39.3%, followed by construction at 28.6%. Professional and technical services and health care both account for 14.3% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Half of the people in this area work as managers. The rest of the workforce is split between clerical and administrative roles (21.4%), professionals (14.3%), and technicians and trades (14.3%).
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 Lowlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13377/richmond-lowlands/topic/employment