5.6% ▲ +5.4%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 5.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Chambers Flat · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Chambers Flat
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher unemployment rate than most similar areas shapes the working life of Chambers Flat. While 60.9% of residents have full-time jobs, far fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 54.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Those who are employed are more likely to be full-time than in most other areas, though the 5.6% unemployment rate is much higher than in similar places.
54.2% ▼ -17.4%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.7%
- 2016: 62.9%
- 2021: 54.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.9% ▼ -2.2%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.3%
- 2016: 63.6%
- 2021: 60.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the biggest employer at 15.0%, followed by retail trade at 9.8% and health care and social assistance at 9.5%. Manufacturing and education also employ notable shares of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 17.8%, with clerical and administrative staff following at 14.2%. Labourers, professionals, and managers each account for about 12% to 13.5% of the 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 Chambers Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30577/chambers-flat/topic/employment