1.9% ▼ -82.7%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 1.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
The Channon · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in The Channon
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very low unemployment rate of 1.9% defines the job market in The Channon. While most adults are working or looking for work, full-time employment is much lower than the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is well below both the state and national figures. However, full-time employment is only 49.0%, which is well below the 58.9% seen across Australia.
58.3% ▼ -9.6%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.5%
- 2016: 61.4%
- 2021: 58.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.0% ▲ +1.7%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.2%
- 2016: 52.9%
- 2021: 49.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 22.6%. Other significant employers include retail trade at 13.5%, and both agriculture and construction at 12.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 27.1%, followed by managers at 18.7% and technicians and trades 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 The Channon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13832/the-channon/topic/employment