6.1% ▼ -9.8%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 6.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ridgewood · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Ridgewood
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Construction is the most common industry for those working in Ridgewood, where 15.2% of the workforce is employed in that sector. The area has a much lower proportion of people working or looking for work than most other regions. This trend is reflected in the low rate of full-time employment, which sits far below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 53.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Queensland average. Full-time employment is also far below the national figure at 46.4%, while the unemployment rate of 6.1% is much higher than in most similar areas.
53.2% ▼ -7.6%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.6%
- 2016: 54.3%
- 2021: 53.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
46.4% ▼ -14.9%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.5%
- 2016: 53.7%
- 2021: 46.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond construction, the main industries for residents are education and training at 12.0%, and health care and social assistance at 10.4%. Agriculture, forestry, fishing and retail trade each account for 8.8% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
One in five workers is a professional, and 18.4% are managers. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 12.8%, clerical and administrative staff at 11.2%, and machinery operators and drivers at 10.4%.
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 Ridgewood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32428/ridgewood/topic/employment