3.1% ▼ -63.9%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 3.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Chittaway Point · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Chittaway Point
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A low rate of full-time employment defines the working life of Chittaway Point, where only 51.7% of adults have a full-time job. This figure is well below both the state and national averages. While full-time roles are less common, the overall unemployment rate remains low at 3.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 58.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is roughly the same as the New South Wales figure. However, full-time work is much less common here than in most similar areas.
58.2% ▼ -13.4%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.3%
- 2016: 65.9%
- 2021: 58.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.7% ▼ -14.4%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.4%
- 2016: 58.4%
- 2021: 51.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 15.8%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 15.1%. Retail trade and education also employ significant portions of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 20.5%. Technicians and trades people are also common at 17.1%, while community and personal service roles account for 15.4% of jobs.
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 Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10911/chittaway-point/topic/employment