5.2% ▲ +26.9%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 5.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Riverton · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Riverton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A strong reliance on farming and local services shapes daily life in Riverton. While nearly a quarter of workers are in agriculture, the area has a much lower proportion of adults working or looking for work than most other regions, at just 42.9%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 42.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the South Australian figure of 60%. Full-time employment is also well below the national level, with 53.4% of the workforce in full-time roles.
42.9% ▼ -13.8%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.8%
- 2016: 44.0%
- 2021: 42.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.4% ▼ -7.8%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.0%
- 2016: 50.9%
- 2021: 53.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry for 23.4% of workers. Other major employers include health care and social assistance at 14.9%, followed by manufacturing and education at 8.5% each.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 18.5%, followed closely by labourers at 17.4%. Professionals and community and personal service workers also represent significant shares of the local workforce at 14% and 12.9% respectively.
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 Riverton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41263/riverton/topic/employment