4.6% ▼ -31.2%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Chewton · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Chewton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Just 53.9% of adults are working or looking for work in Chewton, a figure well below the national level. This means fewer local residents are in the workforce compared to other areas. While unemployment is 4.6%, which is about the same as the national figure, full-time employment is far below the state average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is among the lowest for similar areas, with only 45.1% of residents working full-time. This is 14 points lower than the Victoria figure.
53.9% ▲ +39.0%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.8%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 53.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
45.1% ▼ -10.1%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.1%
- 2016: 50.4%
- 2021: 45.1%
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 19.7%, followed by education and training at 13.4% and public administration and safety at 10.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 30.7%, while technicians and trades account for 17.0% 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 Chewton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20547/chewton/topic/employment