14.4% ▼ -12.0%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 14.4%
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.
A high unemployment rate of 14.4% marks the current job market in Ravenswood, where far fewer adults are working or looking for work than in most other areas. This suggests a challenging environment for local employment, with very few residents in full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 47.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also far below the Australian average, and the unemployment rate is well above both the state and national figures.
47.7% ▲ +4.2%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.8%
- 2016: 45.6%
- 2021: 47.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
46.5% ▼ -8.2%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.7%
- 2016: 47.6%
- 2021: 46.5%
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 for local workers at 17%, followed by retail trade at 12.6%. Other notable sectors include accommodation and food services, construction, and transport.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 24.2%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers, technicians and trades, and machinery operators.
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/SAL60538/ravenswood/topic/employment