3.5% ▼ -55.3%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 3.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
South Riana · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly 70% of adults in South Riana are working or looking for work, a rate far above the state figure. This high level of activity is driven by a strong full-time workforce, with 62.6% of the population in full-time roles.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
More adults here are active in the workforce than in most similar areas, and the unemployment rate of 3.5% is a little below the Tasmanian and national figures.
3.5% ▼ -55.3%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
69.5% ▲ +20.1%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.6% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer in South Riana, making up 29.9% of jobs, followed by health care and social assistance at 10.3%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 26.2%, while technicians, trades, and machinery operators each account for about 17% of the workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in South Riana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60620/south-riana/topic/employment