5.3% —
Higher than 63% of state electorate areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Riverton (South Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Riverton (South Metropolitan)
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More than one in three workers in Riverton are professionals, marking this as the most common occupation for the area. This high concentration of skilled roles defines the local workforce, though the area faces a slightly higher unemployment rate of 5.3% compared to most other places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the national figure. Full-time employment sits at 57.9%, a little below the Western Australian average of 60.2%.
62.1% —
Higher than 54% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.9% —
Lower than 56% of state electorate areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is led by health care and social assistance, which employs 15.6% of the workforce. Other major sectors include education and training at 11.4%, and professional and technical services at 10.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common, making up 34.1% of jobs. Clerical and administrative staff follow at 12.5%, while managers account for 12.3% 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 Riverton (South Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED54505/riverton/topic/employment