8.0% ▼ -16.7%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 8.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Risdon Vale · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Risdon Vale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Risdon Vale compared to the rest of the country. While 43.4% of adults are in the labour force, this is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This gap is paired with a local unemployment rate of 8.0%, which is a little above both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 43.4% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that is much lower than most similar areas. For those employed, 56.0% are in full-time roles, which is a little above the Tasmanian figure of 54.9%.
43.4% ▲ +8.7%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.0%
- 2016: 40.0%
- 2021: 43.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.0% ▼ -3.7%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.2%
- 2016: 55.5%
- 2021: 56.0%
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 18.4%, followed by retail trade at 13.7% and construction at 11.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 18.3%, while community and personal service workers account for 17.5% and technicians and trades people 17.2%.
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 Risdon Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60556/risdon-vale/topic/employment