3.0% ▼ -60.4%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 3.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Russell Vale · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Russell Vale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for those working in Russell Vale, where 15.7% of the workforce is employed in these fields. While most adults are in the workforce, full-time employment is notably lower than both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 59.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is slightly above the New South Wales figure. The unemployment rate is 3.0%, a little below the national average of 5.1%.
59.8% ▲ +0.4%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.6%
- 2016: 60.1%
- 2021: 59.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.8% ▼ -6.0%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.4%
- 2016: 55.3%
- 2021: 54.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance leads the way at 15.7%, followed by construction at 11.5% and education and training at 10.7%. Other key sectors include public administration and safety at 8.1% and retail trade at 8.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation for 20.9% of workers. Technicians and trades people make up 18.0% of the workforce, while managers account for 13.0%.
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 Russell Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13463/russell-vale/topic/employment