2.4% ▼ -66.9%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 2.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ridgley · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Ridgley
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A tiny unemployment rate of just 2.4% marks Ridgley as a place where far more people are in work than in most other areas. This strong local job market is mirrored by a high proportion of adults working or looking for work, which is well above the Tasmanian figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here, with 61.7% of adults active in the labour force. Full-time employment has risen to 55.4% since 2011, though this remains well below the national figure.
61.7% ▲ +3.4%
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 59.7%
- 2016: 58.0%
- 2021: 61.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.4% ▲ +3.2%
Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 53.6%
- 2016: 66.0%
- 2021: 55.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Employment is spread evenly across several sectors, with manufacturing, retail trade, and health care and social assistance each accounting for 13.3% of jobs. Construction and education and training each make up 7.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Trades and technical roles are the most common jobs at 22.1%, followed closely by labourers at 20%. Machinery operators and drivers make up 15.4% of the local 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 Ridgley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL622020/ridgley/topic/employment