7.2% ▲ +63.1%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 7.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ravenswood · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Ravenswood
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 Ravenswood than in the rest of the state. Only 51.4% of adults are in the labour force, and those seeking work face an unemployment rate of 7.2%, which is a little above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is much lower than in most similar areas. Full-time employment sits at 56.6%, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 60.2%.
51.4% ▲ +6.1%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.4%
- 2016: 48.1%
- 2021: 51.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.6% ▼ -9.6%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.6%
- 2016: 57.8%
- 2021: 56.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the biggest employer in the area at 15.1%, followed by health care and social assistance at 12%. Construction, retail, and manufacturing each account for around 9% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades make up the largest group of workers at 20.3%. Machinery operators and drivers follow at 16.9%, while community and personal service roles account for 13.4%.
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 Ravenswood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51282/ravenswood/topic/employment