7.3% ▲ +81.3%
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 7.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Red Cliffs · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Red Cliffs
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A shrinking workforce is the main story for Red Cliffs, where the proportion of adults working or looking for work has plummeted by 18 percentage points since 2011. Only half of the adult population is now in the labour force. This decline comes alongside a rise in unemployment to 7.3%, which is much higher than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The typical full-time employment rate is 56.7%, slightly below the national figure. While half of adults are working or looking for work, this is far below the 61.1% seen across Australia.
50.0% ▼ -26.3%
Lower than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 67.9%
- 2016: 44.1%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.7% ▼ -7.9%
Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 61.5%
- 2016: 64.6%
- 2021: 56.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Retail trade is the most common industry here at 13.7%, followed by health care and social assistance at 12%. Other significant sectors include agriculture, forestry and fishing at 10.2% and manufacturing at 9.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common occupation at 16.8%, with technicians and trades workers making up 15.7%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 12.5% and sales workers at 12.2%.
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 Red Cliffs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215070/red-cliffs/topic/employment