5.5% ▼ -10.9%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 5.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Chatswood · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Chatswood
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly 40% of workers in Chatswood are professionals, making it a hub for high-skilled employment. This strong professional presence is reflected in a workforce where full-time employment is well above the state average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is high at 61.4%, which is well above the New South Wales figure. While 60.6% of adults are working or looking for work, the unemployment rate of 5.5% is much higher than in most similar areas.
60.6% ▲ +1.1%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.9%
- 2016: 59.7%
- 2021: 60.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.4% ▼ -8.3%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.0%
- 2016: 66.9%
- 2021: 61.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical roles are the most common industry here at 17.1%. Other major employers include health care and social assistance at 12.3%, and finance and insurance at 12.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is heavily skewed toward high-level roles, with professionals making up 39.6% and managers 17.5% of all occupations. Clerical and administrative staff account for a further 12.3%.
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 Chatswood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10891/chatswood/topic/employment