7.0% ▼ -23.1%
Higher than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 7.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Riverton · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Riverton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Riverton (L) than in most similar areas. While full-time employment has risen to 51.8% since 2011, the local unemployment rate of 7.0% remains higher than both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 39.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This is a significant drop from 2011, and the unemployment rate is a little above the South Australian average at 7.0%.
39.2% ▼ -21.7%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 50.1%
- 2016: 40.1%
- 2021: 39.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.8% ▲ +9.9%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 47.1%
- 2016: 49.2%
- 2021: 51.8%
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 17.8%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 14.2%. Education and training also employ 9.9% of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 19.8%, with 17.4% in community and personal service. Professionals and managers follow at 13.8% and 11.9% respectively.
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 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL421035/riverton/topic/employment