6.5% ▲ +2.5%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 6.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Charters Towers · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Charters Towers
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer than half of adults in Charters Towers are working or looking for work, at 50.8%. While this is far below the national figure, those who are employed are more likely to have full-time roles than people in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is high at 62.5%, well above the Queensland figure. However, the unemployment rate of 6.5% is a little above the national average and has remained steady since 2011.
50.8% ▼ -7.9%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 55.2%
- 2016: 51.5%
- 2021: 50.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.5% ▼ -2.6%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 64.1%
- 2016: 61.1%
- 2021: 62.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is led by those in education and training at 16.8%, followed by health care and social assistance at 15.1% and mining at 11%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17.9%, with technicians and tradespeople following 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 Charters Towers [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/318011462/charters-towers/topic/employment