6.6% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 6.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Riverleigh · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Riverleigh
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly half of all workers in Riverleigh are employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. This creates a strong connection to the land, with 77.2% of adults working or looking for work, which is far above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The area has a very high number of adults working or looking for work compared to Queensland. While full-time employment is well above the national average at 62.7%, the unemployment rate of 6.6% is much higher than most similar areas.
77.2% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 75.5%
- 2021: 77.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.7% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 78.4%
- 2021: 62.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry, employing 49.2% of the local workforce. Other common sectors include education and training at 11.9%, and construction and health care, which both stand at 6.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers and labourers are the most common roles, each making up 28.8% of occupations. Technicians and trades follow at 13.6%, with professionals accounting for 11.9% of the 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 Riverleigh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32439/riverleigh/topic/employment