4.9% ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 4.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ryde · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Ryde
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professional and technical roles lead the way in Ryde, where 13.4% of the workforce is employed in this sector. The area has a strong employment profile, with a high proportion of adults working or looking for work compared to the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Adults working or looking for work make up 64.7% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also common here at 61.6%, while the unemployment rate is 4.9%, about the same as the state and national figures.
64.7% ▲ +3.3%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.6%
- 2016: 63.4%
- 2021: 64.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.6% ▼ -8.6%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.3%
- 2016: 67.1%
- 2021: 61.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for workers in Ryde are professional and technical services at 13.4% and health care and social assistance at 13.1%. Retail trade follows at 8.8%, with education and finance both at 8.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 34.2%, followed by managers at 15.9% and clerical and administrative staff at 14.6%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 9.9% and community and personal services at 8.1%.
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 Ryde [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13469/ryde/topic/employment