3.4% ▲ +12.3%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Chinchilla · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Chinchilla
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time work is far more common in Chinchilla than in most other areas, with 65.2% of residents in full-time roles. This provides a stable foundation for the town, especially as the unemployment rate is much lower than most areas at just 3.4%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 60.4% of adults are working or looking for work, this is slightly below the Queensland figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is well above the national average, though it has fallen 2.9 points since 2011.
60.4% ▼ -9.6%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 66.8%
- 2016: 59.5%
- 2021: 60.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.2% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 68.1%
- 2016: 63.8%
- 2021: 65.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the biggest employer at 12.5%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 10.6%. Retail trade and education also employ a significant portion of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is led by technicians and trades at 18.1%, followed by managers at 15.9% and labourers at 15.0%. Professionals and clerical workers make up the rest of the main groups.
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 Chinchilla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/307011172/chinchilla/topic/employment