3.7% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ryanston · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Ryanston
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A full-time employment rate of 49.4% is well below the national figure in Ryanston. This gap marks a significant difference from the rest of the country, where nearly 60% of the workforce is employed full-time.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is roughly the same as the own national figure. The unemployment rate is 3.7%, a little below both the Victorian and Australian rates.
60.6% —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 57.0%
- 2021: 60.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.4% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 48.1%
- 2021: 49.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main employer for 25.9% of the workforce. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 10.1%, and construction at 9.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 31.6%, followed by professionals at 17.7%. Labourers account for 12.0% 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 Ryanston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22219/ryanston/topic/employment