0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Rita Island · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Rita Island
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A zero per cent unemployment rate defines the workforce on Rita Island. This makes it a place where far more people have jobs than in most other similar areas, with full-time work being especially common.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 60.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is about the same as the national figure. Full-time employment is a little above the state and national averages at 61.5%.
60.7% —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 76.2%
- 2021: 60.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.5% —
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 59.3%
- 2021: 61.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main industry for the area, employing 25.3% of the workforce. Other common fields include public administration and safety at 11%, and both manufacturing and retail trade at 9.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 24.2%. Technicians and tradespeople follow at 13.2%, while labourers account for 9.9% 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 Rita Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32434/rita-island/topic/employment