10.7% ▲ —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 10.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Rye Park · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Rye Park
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher unemployment rate than most similar areas defines the workforce in Rye Park. While about 57.4% of workers have full-time jobs, the overall number of adults working or looking for work is well below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 10.7%, which is well above the 5.1% national figure. Only 52.6% of adults are working or looking for work, a result that is well below both the state and national averages.
52.6% ▼ -7.1%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.5%
- 2016: 48.8%
- 2021: 52.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.4% ▲ +0.1%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.4%
- 2016: 58.3%
- 2021: 57.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Nearly half of the local workforce (44.7%) is employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Other common industries include education and training at 8.5%, and health care and social assistance at 5.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 33%, followed by labourers at 18.1%. Technicians and tradespeople account for 17% of the workforce, while clerical and administrative roles make up 10.6%.
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 Rye Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13470/rye-park/topic/employment