4.4% ▲ +23.2%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mount Richon · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mount Richon
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Mount Richon compared to the rest of the state. While only 56.1% of adults are in the labour force, those who are employed are typically working full-time, with 60.4% of the population in full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is well below the state figure of 63.9% and the national figure of 61.1%. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate is 4.4%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
56.1% ▼ -1.5%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.0%
- 2016: 55.2%
- 2021: 56.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.4% ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.7%
- 2016: 64.5%
- 2021: 60.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 13.7%, followed by construction at 11.4% and education and training at 10.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group of jobs at 18.7%, while professionals account for 15.5% and clerical and administrative workers make up 14.5% 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 Mount Richon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51031/mount-richon/topic/employment