5.3% ▲ +46.8%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 5.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Rippleside · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Rippleside
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly one in five workers in Rippleside are employed in health care and social assistance. This creates a professional workforce where a third of residents are professionals and nearly 19% are managers. The area generally follows state trends for employment, though the unemployment rate of 5.3% is higher than in most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment sits at 57.8%, slightly below both the Victorian and Australian figures.
62.9% ▼ -12.7%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.0%
- 2016: 64.7%
- 2021: 62.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.8% ▼ -1.2%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.5%
- 2016: 53.8%
- 2021: 57.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the largest industry at 19.5%, followed by professional and technical services at 10.7%. Education and training and public administration also make up a significant part of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 32.5%, with managers following at 18.7%. Clerical and administrative roles account for 12.6% of occupations in the area.
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 Rippleside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22178/rippleside/topic/employment