2.8% ▼ -63.8%
Lower than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 2.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Riddells Creek · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Riddells Creek
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Riddells Creek compared to the rest of the country. This activity is paired with a very low unemployment rate of 2.8%, which is well below the national figure. Most of the local workforce is employed in full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work rose 13 points since 2011 to reach 67.8%, a figure well above the state and national averages. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate fell 4.9 points over the same period to just 2.8%, which is much lower than most similar areas.
67.8% ▲ +23.9%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 54.7%
- 2016: 45.9%
- 2021: 67.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.0% ▼ -5.9%
Higher than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 61.7%
- 2016: 57.3%
- 2021: 58.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 15.1%, followed by health care and social assistance at 12.2% and education and training at 10.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 22.2%, while technicians and trades people make up 17.6% 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 Riddells Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215071/riddells-creek/topic/employment