3.9% ▼ -29.8%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ridgley · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Ridgley
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Retail trade is the most common industry for those working in Ridgley, where 12.5% of the workforce is employed in this sector. The area has a steady job market, with a typical unemployment rate of 3.9% which is lower than both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the Tasmanian average. Full-time employment sits at 56.9%, slightly higher than the state figure but a little below the national average.
60.7% ▼ -5.6%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.3%
- 2016: 59.1%
- 2021: 60.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.9% ▲ +0.9%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.4%
- 2016: 57.9%
- 2021: 56.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Retail trade (12.5%) and health care and social assistance (12.2%) are the top employers. Other significant industries include manufacturing at 10%, mining at 8.8%, and construction at 8.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 20.3%, followed closely by labourers at 18.8%. Machinery operators and drivers account for 12.8% of the local 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 Ridgley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60553/ridgley/topic/employment