4.5% ▼ -12.9%
Lower than 59% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Riverstone · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Riverstone
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more people are working or looking for work in Riverstone than in most similar areas. The local workforce is particularly active, with 69.3% of adults in the labour force, a figure well above the national average of 61.1%. This high activity is reflected in the large proportion of residents who hold full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is much higher here than in most areas, at 63.4%, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.0%. The unemployment rate is 4.5%, which is about the same as the national figure and has barely changed since 2011.
69.3% ▼ -1.9%
Higher than 90% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 70.7%
- 2016: 70.9%
- 2021: 69.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.4% ▼ -8.6%
Higher than 86% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 69.4%
- 2016: 69.0%
- 2021: 63.4%
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 13.8%, followed by professional and technical services at 10.3%. Retail trade accounts for 9.3% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 30.6%. Clerical and administrative roles are the next most common at 15.5%, while managers account for 14.4% 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 Riverstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10071/riverstone/topic/employment