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Charters Towers - Ayr - Ingham · Sub-region (SA3)

Jobs & Industry in Charters Towers - Ayr - Ingham

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the largest employment sector in Charters Towers - Ayr - Ingham, where 16.6% of workers are employed. While the area has a much lower proportion of adults working or looking for work than most regions, those who are employed are very likely to have full-time roles.

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📍 Charters Towers - Ayr - Ingham, Sub-region (SA3)

Where Charters Towers - Ayr - Ingham sits — Unemployment rate

4.3% ▼ -17.0%

All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Charters Towers - Ayr - Ingham — lower than 63% of areas.

Charters Towers - Ayr - Ingham4.3%
Rest of Qld 5.2%
Queensland 5.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Full-time employment is well above the national figure at 63.9%, though this has fallen 1.5 points since 2011. Only 53.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate has fallen to 4.3%, which is a little below the state average.

Unemployment rate

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4.3% ▼ -17.0%

Lower than 63% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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53.6% ▼ -8.2%

Lower than 81% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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63.9% ▼ -2.3%

Higher than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Farm and land-based work is the main driver of the local economy, with 16.6% of people in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Other major employers include health care and social assistance at 12%, and education and training at 9.8%.

Industries people work in

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Charters Towers - Ayr - Ingham splits fairly evenly between Agriculture, forestry & fishing (17%) and Health care & social assistance (13%), with Education & training at 10%.

Agriculture, forestry & fishing 16.6% Health care & social assistance 12.0% Education & training 9.8% Manufacturing 9.4% Retail trade 8.7% Accommodation & food 5.8% Construction 5.5% Public administration & safety 5.4% Mining 5.4% Other services 3.8%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Managers and technicians or trades workers both make up 15.2% of the workforce. Labourers follow closely at 14.8%, while professionals and machinery operators or drivers account for 12.1% and 11.3% respectively.

Occupations people work in

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Charters Towers - Ayr - Ingham splits fairly evenly between Managers (16%) and Technicians & trades (16%), with Labourers at 15%.

Managers 15.2% Technicians & trades 15.2% Labourers 14.8% Professionals 12.1% Machinery operators & drivers 11.3% Community & personal service 11.2% Clerical & administrative 10.2% Sales workers 7.8%

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 - Ayr - Ingham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/31801/charters-towers-ayr-ingham/topic/employment