51.5% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 71.4%
- 2021: 51.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
Riverlea · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Riverlea
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer than 52% of adults in Riverlea are working or looking for work, a figure that sits well below the national average. This suggests a local workforce that is much smaller than in most other similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 51.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is much lower than most areas. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.7% and the national rate of 61.1%.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries people work in is Retail trade at 24%, ahead of Manufacturing (18%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common occupations people work in is Managers at 47%, ahead of Professionals (29%).
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 Riverlea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13381/riverlea/topic/employment