6.0% ▲ +28.9%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 6.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
West Richmond · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in West Richmond
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More than 63% of adults in West Richmond are working or looking for work, which is well above the South Australian figure. While full-time employment is higher than most areas, the local unemployment rate of 6.0% is much higher than in similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A high proportion of the community is active in the workforce, with 60.2% employed full-time. This is a little above the national figure of 58.9%.
63.7% ▲ +5.1%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.6%
- 2016: 61.9%
- 2021: 63.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.2% ▼ -0.9%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.7%
- 2016: 62.7%
- 2021: 60.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is led by health care and social assistance, which employ 16.5% of residents. Other common industries include accommodation and food services at 10.0% and retail trade at 9.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 20.5%. This is followed by technicians and trades at 16.2%, and community and personal service workers at 15.5%.
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 West Richmond [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41571/west-richmond/topic/employment