3.4% ▼ -22.1%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Chifley · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Chifley
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A slightly lower share of full-time workers defines the workforce in Chifley compared to state and national figures. While the area follows broader trends, about 58.8% of adults are working or looking for work, with an unemployment rate of 3.4%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate of 3.4% is a little below the New South Wales figure of 4.9%. However, full-time employment is lower than most areas, at 56.4%.
58.8% ▼ -3.9%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.2%
- 2016: 59.3%
- 2021: 58.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.4% ▼ -9.7%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.5%
- 2016: 61.9%
- 2021: 56.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Employment is spread across several key sectors, with construction and health care and social assistance both accounting for 12.6% of jobs. Education and training also make up a large share at 11.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 23.5%. Managers and clerical or administrative staff follow closely, each representing about 17% 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 Chifley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10900/chifley/topic/employment