6.6% —
Higher than 84% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 6.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Chifley · Federal Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Chifley
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much lower numbers of adults are working or looking for work in Chifley compared to most similar areas. While 56.6% of adults are in the workforce, the area faces a higher unemployment rate than the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 6.6%, which is a little above both the New South Wales and Australian figures, though it has fallen 2.0 points since 2016. Full-time employment sits at 58.6%, which is about the same as the national average but down 8.4 points from five years ago.
56.6% —
Lower than 75% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 58.7%
- 2021: 56.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.6% —
Higher than 51% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 67.1%
- 2021: 58.6%
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 for local workers at 15.5%. Other significant sectors include retail trade at 10.4% and transport and warehousing at 9.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 19.8%. This is followed by clerical and administrative work at 15.0%, and machinery operators and drivers at 14.3%.
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 Chifley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED108/chifley/topic/employment