3.1% ▲ +11.4%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 3.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Riddells Creek · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Riddells Creek
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are working or looking for work in Riddells Creek than in most similar areas, with 66.5% of adults in the labour force. This high level of activity is paired with a low unemployment rate of 3.1%, which is a little below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Adults working or looking for work make up 66.5% of the population, which is well above the 61.1% seen across Australia. About 58.4% of the workforce is employed full-time, a figure roughly the same as the state and national averages.
66.5% ▼ -7.7%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.1%
- 2016: 68.3%
- 2021: 66.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.4% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.4%
- 2016: 58.8%
- 2021: 58.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 14.7%, followed by health care and social assistance at 11.4% and education and training at 10.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 22.2%, with technicians and trades also representing a significant share at 18.3%.
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 Riddells Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22172/riddells-creek/topic/employment