10.3% ▲ +59.3%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 10.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ridgeway · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Ridgeway
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher rate of unemployment than the national figure defines the job market in Ridgeway. While 68.2% of adults are working or looking for work—well above the Tasmanian figure—full-time employment is notably low at 50%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate of 10.3% is among the highest for similar areas and sits well above the national figure of 5.1%. This gap is reflected in full-time employment, which at 50% is well below the Tasmanian average.
68.2% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.5%
- 2016: 69.7%
- 2021: 68.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.0% ▼ -14.7%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.6%
- 2016: 54.1%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is most active in education and training at 17.3%, followed by health care and social assistance at 16.3% and professional and technical services at 15.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation for Ridgeway residents at 37.8%, while managers make up 17.3% 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 Ridgeway [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60552/ridgeway/topic/employment