5.1% ▲ +38.5%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 5.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ripponlea · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Ripponlea
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professional work is the primary driver for Ripponlea, where nearly 40% of the workforce are professionals. The area stands out for its high level of employment activity, with a far higher proportion of adults working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A far higher share of adults are working or looking for work here than in Victoria or Australia, sitting at 76.9%. Full-time employment is 59.0%, while the unemployment rate is 5.1%, which is higher than most similar areas.
76.9% ▲ +0.7%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 76.4%
- 2016: 71.6%
- 2021: 76.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.0% ▼ -9.7%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.3%
- 2016: 64.0%
- 2021: 59.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical roles are the most common industry at 14.3%, followed closely by health care and social assistance (12.4%) and education and training (12.2%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly 40% of workers are professionals, and another 16.3% are managers. Clerical and administrative roles make up 11.2% of the local workforce.
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 Ripponlea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22179/ripponlea/topic/employment