4.3% ▼ -39.7%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Chittaway Bay · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Chittaway Bay
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Few things have shifted in the local workforce since 2011, but Chittaway Bay now sees far fewer full-time workers than most similar areas. While 61.2% of adults are working or looking for work, only 51.4% are employed full-time, which is well below the national figure of 58.9%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the New South Wales figure. However, the unemployment rate is 4.3%, which is higher than in most similar areas.
61.2% ▲ +0.2%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.1%
- 2016: 62.4%
- 2021: 61.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.4% ▼ -17.6%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.4%
- 2016: 56.9%
- 2021: 51.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 16.3%, followed by construction at 11.4% and retail trade at 10.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 16.1%, with technicians and trades following closely at 14.8%.
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 Chittaway Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10910/chittaway-bay/topic/employment