6.4% ▼ -34.8%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 6.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Charmhaven · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Charmhaven
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are in the workforce in Charmhaven compared to most similar areas. Only 55.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. This trend is mirrored by a high unemployment rate of 6.4%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 6.4%, which is a little above the national figure of 5.1% and much higher than most similar areas. Full-time employment is also low at 51.3%, well below the New South Wales average of 58%.
55.5% ▼ -0.1%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.5%
- 2016: 55.4%
- 2021: 55.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.3% ▼ -12.7%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.7%
- 2016: 60.3%
- 2021: 51.3%
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 here, employing 17.8% of the workforce. Other major employers include construction at 13.5% and retail trade at 12.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 16.7%, followed closely by community and personal service workers at 16.5%. Labourers and machinery operators also represent significant portions of the local workforce.
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 Charmhaven [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10888/charmhaven/topic/employment