6.2% ▼ -9.5%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 6.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Chermside · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Chermside
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high unemployment rate of 6.2% marks the workforce in Chermside, which is much higher than most similar areas. While about 62.1% of adults are working or looking for work, the proportion of people in full-time roles has fallen by 8.9 percentage points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 59.8% of the workforce is employed full-time, which is about the same as the Queensland and national figures. The number of adults working or looking for work rose 4.6 percentage points since 2011 to reach 62.1%.
62.1% ▲ +8.0%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 57.5%
- 2016: 57.7%
- 2021: 62.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.8% ▼ -12.9%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 68.7%
- 2016: 65.5%
- 2021: 59.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the main industry for local workers at 20.4%, followed by retail trade at 11.4% and accommodation and food services at 8.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 24.1%, while 14.3% of people work in community and personal service and 13.7% in clerical and administrative jobs.
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 Chermside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/302021028/chermside/topic/employment