5.8% ▼ -6.8%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 5.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Richmond Hill · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Richmond Hill
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much fewer adults are working or looking for work in Richmond Hill compared to most similar areas. While only 45.3% of adults are in the labour force, those who are employed are more likely to have full-time roles than the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well above the national figure at 62.4%, though the unemployment rate is much higher than most areas at 5.8%. This sits up slightly from the Queensland rate of 5.4%.
45.3% ▼ -13.0%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.1%
- 2016: 45.7%
- 2021: 45.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.4% ▼ -4.0%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.0%
- 2016: 62.1%
- 2021: 62.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Education and training is the most common industry here, employing 19.9% of the workforce. Health care and social assistance follow at 14.3%, with mining and retail trade both accounting for 10.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 21.1%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 14.2%, and community and personal service workers at 12.8%.
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 Richmond Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32426/richmond-hill/topic/employment