4.2% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Chelsea Heights · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Chelsea Heights
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Chelsea Heights than in most similar areas. About 64.5% of the adult population is active in the labour force, which is well above the national figure. Most residents have stable roles, with full-time employment sitting at 58.7%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here, with a rate 3.5 percentage points higher than the Australian average. The unemployment rate is 4.2%, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
64.5% ▼ -5.2%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.1%
- 2016: 64.1%
- 2021: 64.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.7% ▼ -9.8%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.1%
- 2016: 61.1%
- 2021: 58.7%
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 12.9%, followed closely by construction at 12.6%. Manufacturing and retail trade also employ around 10% of the workforce each.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 22.3%, while technicians and tradespeople account for 16.8%. Clerical and administrative roles are also common, representing 14.6% of occupations.
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 Chelsea Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20538/chelsea-heights/topic/employment