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Chances Plain · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Chances Plain

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main employer in Chances Plain, where 26.1% of the workforce is based. This sparsely populated area has a very strong employment record, with a striking 0.0% unemployment rate. Most adults here are in steady work, with full-time employment sitting well above national levels.

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📍 Chances Plain, Suburb / Locality

Where Chances Plain sits — Unemployment rate

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Chances Plain — lower than 99% of areas.

Chances Plain0.0%
4413, QLD 3.6%
Queensland 5.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

A high 66.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is particularly strong at 65.9%, sitting 7.0 percentage points higher than the Australian average.

Unemployment rate

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0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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66.2% ▼ -11.1%

Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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65.9% ▼ -2.3%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the largest industry at 26.1%, followed by education and training at 13.6%. Other notable employers include construction at 6.8% and electricity, gas and water services at 5.7%.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Managers make up the largest group of workers at 30.7%, while technicians and tradespeople account for 20.5%. Community and personal service roles are common for 12.5% of the workforce.

Occupations people work in

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In Chances Plain, the largest group is Managers at 32%, followed by Technicians & trades (21%) and Community & personal service (13%).

Managers 30.7% Technicians & trades 20.5% Community & personal service 12.5% Professionals 9.1% Clerical & administrative 8.0% Machinery operators & drivers 6.8% Sales workers 4.5% Labourers 4.5%

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 Chances Plain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30578/chances-plain/topic/employment