3.5% ▼ -20.0%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 3.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Richmond · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Richmond
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more people are in the workforce in Richmond than in most other areas, with 74.8% of adults working or looking for work. This high level of employment is driven by a strong full-time workforce, which is far above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is much higher than most areas at 71.2%, sitting 12 percentage points above both the state and national figures. The unemployment rate is 3.5%, which is a little below the Victorian and Australian figures.
74.8% ▲ +6.7%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.1%
- 2016: 71.2%
- 2021: 74.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
71.2% ▼ -1.9%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.6%
- 2016: 73.4%
- 2021: 71.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical services are the most common industry here, employing 18.0% of the workforce. Other major sectors include health care and social assistance at 13.0%, and education and training at 8.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is dominated by professionals, who make up 43.1% of all jobs. Managers account for another 18.8%, while clerical and administrative roles make up 10.7% of occupations.
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 Richmond [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22170/richmond/topic/employment