4.2% ▲ +11.1%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Stony Chute · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Stony Chute
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower share of adults are working or looking for work in Stony Chute compared to the rest of the country. Only 50.7% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This suggests a community where many adults are not currently seeking employment.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far below the state and national figures, at just 35.4%. While fewer people are working, the unemployment rate of 4.2% is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
50.7% ▲ +8.4%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.8%
- 2016: 43.5%
- 2021: 50.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
35.4% ▼ -28.3%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.4%
- 2016: 39.2%
- 2021: 35.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry for local workers at 23.1%. Other common sectors include education and training at 13.8% and retail trade at 10.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals and managers make up the largest groups of workers, at 16.9% and 15.4% respectively. Sales workers follow at 12.3%, while 10.8% of the workforce are labourers.
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 Stony Chute [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13682/stony-chute/topic/employment