2.2% ▼ -46.7%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 2.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Chilcotts Grass · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A small unemployment rate of just 2.2% marks the local job market in Chilcotts Grass. This area has a strong working population, with many residents employed in full-time roles compared to the national average.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here, with 65.2% of adults in the labour force, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also much higher than most areas at 64.6%.
2.2% ▼ -46.7%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
65.2% ▲ +1.2%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.6% ▲ +23.8%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 15.4%, followed by construction at 13.8% and manufacturing at 10.8%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 23.1%, while managers account for 13.8% of the local workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Chilcotts Grass [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10902/chilcotts-grass/topic/employment