4.7% ▲ +2.5%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 4.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Charlton · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Charlton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Charlton compared to most similar areas. Only 46.3% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. While full-time work is common for those employed, the local unemployment rate is higher than in most similar towns.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The local workforce is small, with only 46.3% of adults working or looking for work. Among those employed, 56.9% have full-time jobs, which is a little below the national figure of 58.9%.
46.3% ▼ -13.2%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.4%
- 2016: 48.3%
- 2021: 46.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.9% ▼ -11.1%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.0%
- 2016: 57.3%
- 2021: 56.9%
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 13.1%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 12.8%. Retail trade and education also employ around 10% of the workforce each.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 19.6%, while labourers are the second most common occupation at 16.3%. Technicians and trades people account for 14.2% of the local workforce.
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 Charlton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20535/charlton/topic/employment