3.6% ▼ -32.8%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ranelagh · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Ranelagh
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Well above the state and national figures, 66.7% of adults in Ranelagh are working or looking for work. This high level of activity defines the local workforce, though full-time employment is slightly lower than the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 66.7% of adults are active in the workforce, full-time employment sits at 56.2%, which is a little below the Australian figure. The unemployment rate is 3.6%, a little below both the state and national rates.
66.7% ▼ -0.6%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.1%
- 2016: 65.4%
- 2021: 66.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.2% ▼ -8.9%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.7%
- 2016: 61.3%
- 2021: 56.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 11.5%, followed closely by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 10.4%. Education and training (9.4%), construction (9.1%) and retail trade (8.3%) also employ notable shares of the population.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17.4%, with technicians and trades following at 16.8%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff (12.9%), labourers (12.3%) and managers (11.9%).
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 Ranelagh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60536/ranelagh/topic/employment