4.4% ▲ +27.4%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Rivett · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Rivett
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Rivett than in most similar areas. A strong share of the community is employed full-time, and the workforce is heavily concentrated in professional and government roles. This creates a professional employment profile that sits well above the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 63.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is higher than most similar areas. While the 4.4% unemployment rate is about the same as the ACT and national figures, full-time employment at 62% is well above the Australian average.
63.4% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.2%
- 2016: 60.8%
- 2021: 63.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.0% ▼ -1.8%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.1%
- 2016: 62.9%
- 2021: 62.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the dominant industry here, employing 28.4% of the workforce. Health care and social assistance (14.1%) and education and training (10.4%) also make up significant portions of the local economy.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 32.1%, followed by managers at 16.8%. Clerical and administrative positions make up 14.4% 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 Rivett [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80115/rivett/topic/employment