2.2% ▲ +65.4%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 2.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Riverside · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Riverside
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment has grown significantly since 2011 in Riverside, where 68.8% of the workforce now holds a full-time role. This is well above the national figure and makes the area a standout for job stability. The local workforce is characterized by high employment rates and a very low unemployment rate of 2.2%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 60.7% of adults are working or looking for work—about the same as the national figure—the unemployment rate is a little below both the state and national averages. A huge 68.8% of workers are in full-time roles, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
60.7% ▼ -12.6%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.4%
- 2016: 67.7%
- 2021: 60.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
68.8% ▲ +17.6%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.6%
- 2016: 61.2%
- 2021: 68.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 14.5%, followed closely by agriculture, forestry and fishing and construction, which both sit at 13.8%. Public administration and safety also employ a notable 9.4% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 21.0%, followed by professionals at 18.8%. Clerical and administrative roles account for 15.9%, while technicians, trades, and labourers each make up around 12% 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 Riverside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22180/riverside/topic/employment