0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Spring Ridge · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Spring Ridge
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A massive 17 percentage point gap separates Spring Ridge from the New South Wales average in full-time employment. This is a place where most workers hold secure, full-time roles, underpinned by a very strong local job market. The area is notably resilient, with an unemployment rate of 0.0%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is very high at 75.2%, which is far above the national figure of 58.9%. While 60.4% of adults are working or looking for work, the unemployment rate is well below the state and national figures.
60.4% ▼ -7.9%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.5%
- 2016: 66.0%
- 2021: 60.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
75.2% ▲ +16.7%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.4%
- 2016: 72.5%
- 2021: 75.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 55% of the workforce. Other employers include health care and social assistance at 9.3%, followed by mining, manufacturing, and education at 5.4% each.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 40.3%. Labourers account for 14.7% of the workforce, while clerical and administrative roles represent 13.2%.
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 Spring Ridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13635/spring-ridge/topic/employment