4.1% —
Lower than 74% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ripon (Western Victoria) · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Ripon (Western Victoria)
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are out of work in Ripon than in 2016, with the unemployment rate falling 1.9 percentage points to 4.1%. This is a region where many adults are not in the workforce, but those who are employed generally find steady work. Health care and agriculture are the two biggest employers in the area.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 51.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Full-time employment stands at 56.0%, a little below the national average and barely changed since 2016.
51.7% —
Lower than 88% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 50.3%
- 2021: 51.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.0% —
Lower than 74% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 56.6%
- 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 at 16.5%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 10.9% and manufacturing at 10.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 16.2%, followed by labourers (14.6%) and professionals (14.5%).
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 Ripon (Western Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED27208/ripon/topic/employment