10.7% ▼ -40.2%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 10.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Rubyvale · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Rubyvale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Retail trade is the most common industry for workers in Rubyvale, where 19.5% of employed people work in that sector. The area has seen a sharp drop in the number of adults working or looking for work, falling 29 points since 2011 to just 29.6%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 29.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. While the unemployment rate fell since 2011, it remains well above the Australian average at 10.7%.
29.6% ▼ -49.6%
Lower than 97% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 58.7%
- 2016: 59.8%
- 2021: 29.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.2% ▼ -3.3%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 52.9%
- 2016: 57.3%
- 2021: 51.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Retail trade is the biggest employer at 19.5%, followed by accommodation and food services at 15.4% and mining at 12.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Machinery operators and drivers make up the largest group of workers at 22%, with managers and labourers also featuring prominently at 15.4% and 13.8%.
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 Rubyvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321089/rubyvale/topic/employment