6.8% ▲ +27.7%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 6.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ridgewood · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Ridgewood
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Ridgewood, where 14.6% of people are employed in this field. The area faces some job market challenges, with an unemployment rate of 6.8% that is much higher than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is about the same as the national figure. However, the unemployment rate is a little above both the state and national figures of 5.1%.
61.3% ▲ +3.0%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.5%
- 2016: 60.9%
- 2021: 61.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.3% ▼ -13.6%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.3%
- 2016: 60.2%
- 2021: 57.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the top employer at 14.6%, followed by construction at 11.3% and retail trade at 8.9%. Other common sectors include education and training, and accommodation and food services.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 18.3%. Community and personal service workers are also common at 15.7%, while clerical and administrative roles account for 13.8% of jobs.
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 Ridgewood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51296/ridgewood/topic/employment