0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
The Ridgeway · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in The Ridgeway
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment is much higher in The Ridgeway than in most similar areas. While the overall number of adults working or looking for work is lower than the national figure, those who are employed are overwhelmingly in full-time roles. This is reflected in a standout unemployment rate of 0.0%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 54.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Australian figure of 61.1%. However, for those in the workforce, 65.8% are employed full-time, a rate well above the New South Wales figure of 58.0%.
54.8% ▼ -7.6%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.3%
- 2016: 64.3%
- 2021: 54.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.8% ▲ +5.3%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.5%
- 2016: 59.6%
- 2021: 65.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several key sectors, with health care and social assistance being the most common at 15.2%. Professional services, public administration, and education each account for 13.9% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Management and professional roles are the most typical occupations here, each making up 25.3% of the workforce. Technicians and trades workers follow at 13.9%, while clerical and administrative staff account for 11.4%.
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 The Ridgeway [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13852/the-ridgeway/topic/employment