3.1% ▼ -14.8%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 3.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Riverglades · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Riverglades
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Roughly 58% of adults in Riverglades are working or looking for work, though this is well below the national figure. The local economy is anchored by a strong presence in health and community services, while the typical unemployment rate of 3.1% is a little below both the state and national levels.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 58.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little below the South Australian figure. Full-time employment stands at 57.9%, mirroring the state and national rates.
58.1% ▼ -14.3%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.8%
- 2016: 62.7%
- 2021: 58.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.9% ▲ +0.2%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.8%
- 2016: 59.1%
- 2021: 57.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 19.1%, followed by retail trade at 12% and construction at 9.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common jobs are in community and personal service at 15.4%, while technicians and trades, managers, and professionals each make up over 13% 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 Riverglades [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41261/riverglades/topic/employment