0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ruffy · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Ruffy
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much lower share of adults are working or looking for work in Ruffy compared to the state average. Only 57.6% of adults are in the labour force, though the area has an exceptionally low unemployment rate of 0.0%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment sits at 56.3%, which is a little below the Victorian figure of 59.2%. The gap in people working or looking for work is more pronounced, falling well below both the state and national figures.
57.6% ▼ -13.5%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.7%
- 2016: 61.2%
- 2021: 57.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.3% ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.4%
- 2016: 58.9%
- 2021: 56.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 35.6% of the workforce. Manufacturing, public administration and health care each account for 8.0% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 39.1%, followed by professionals at 18.4%. Technicians, trades, and clerical staff each represent 12.6% 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 Ruffy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22211/ruffy/topic/employment