4.2% ▼ -7.2%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Chelsea Heights · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Chelsea Heights
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher than average proportion of adults in Chelsea Heights are working or looking for work, with 64.5% active in the labour force. This reflects a strong local employment drive, though the share of full-time roles has dropped 6.3 percentage points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
More people are working or searching for jobs here than in most similar areas. While unemployment is 4.2%, which is lower than most areas and about the same as the state, full-time employment sits at 58.7%.
64.5% ▼ -5.2%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 68.1%
- 2016: 64.1%
- 2021: 64.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.7% ▼ -9.8%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 65.1%
- 2016: 61.1%
- 2021: 58.7%
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 12.9%, followed closely by construction at 12.6% and manufacturing at 10.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 22.3%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 16.8% and clerical or administrative staff at 14.6%.
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 Chelsea Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/208031187/chelsea-heights/topic/employment