0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Chewton Bushlands · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer people are working or looking for work in Chewton Bushlands compared to most similar areas. This is a small workforce where only 52.9% of adults are active in the labour market, though those who are employed tend to hold high-level professional roles.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 52.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the 61.1% national figure. Full-time employment is far below the state average at 44.0%, yet the unemployment rate is very low at 0.0%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
52.9% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
44.0% —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Work is spread across several sectors, with education and health care each accounting for 20.0% of jobs. Manufacturing, professional services, and public administration each make up 16.0% of the local workforce.
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is dominated by high-level roles, with professionals making up 40.0% and managers 36.0% of all occupations. Technicians and tradespeople account for the remaining 12.0%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Chewton Bushlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20548/chewton-bushlands/topic/employment