7.1% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 7.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Chesney Vale · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Chesney Vale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high rate of full-time employment defines the workforce in Chesney Vale, where 64.6% of workers hold full-time roles. This is well above the national figure of 58.9%. While many people have stable full-time work, the area faces a higher unemployment rate than most other similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is common here, but the unemployment rate of 7.1% is a little above the national figure of 5.1%. Overall, 59.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Victorian average of 62.4%.
59.4% —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 46.6%
- 2021: 59.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.6% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 55.2%
- 2021: 64.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the biggest employer for 16.7% of the workforce, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 11.5% and construction at 10.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 19.8%, while professionals and labourers each account for 14.6% 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 Chesney Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20545/chesney-vale/topic/employment