3.6% ▼ -49.2%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Redesdale · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Redesdale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Only 50.9% of adults in Redesdale are working or looking for work, a figure far below both the state and national averages. This suggests a significant portion of the adult population is retired or not in the workforce. Most residents who are employed work full-time.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is far below the Victorian average by 12 points. However, the unemployment rate is 3.6%, which is a little below the national figure of 5.1%.
50.9% ▼ -10.2%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.7%
- 2016: 48.9%
- 2021: 50.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.1% ▲ +12.4%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.8%
- 2016: 52.0%
- 2021: 57.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry here, employing 18.8% of workers. Manufacturing and health care and social assistance follow, each accounting for 12% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 23.3%, followed closely by managers at 21.8% and professionals at 18.8%.
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 Redesdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22154/redesdale/topic/employment