4.5% ▼ -13.2%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ringwood · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Ringwood
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More than 63% of adults in Ringwood are working or looking for work, reflecting a strong local job market. This is a little above the figures for both Victoria and Australia, with a high proportion of residents in full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A little more than 61% of residents have full-time jobs, which is higher than most similar areas. The unemployment rate is 4.5%, about the same as the state and national figures.
63.9% ▲ +2.6%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.3%
- 2016: 61.9%
- 2021: 63.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.2% ▼ -4.1%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.8%
- 2016: 63.1%
- 2021: 61.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 14.6%. Other common industries include professional and technical services at 10%, retail trade at 9.8%, and education and training at 9.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation here at 28.4%. This is followed by clerical and administrative staff at 13.3% and managers at 13.1%.
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 Ringwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22174/ringwood/topic/employment