4.1% ▲ +5.0%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Chandler · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Chandler
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high proportion of adults in Chandler are working or looking for work, with 65.3% of the population active in the labour force. This is well above the national figure of 61.1%. While many are employed, the area has a lower rate of full-time work compared to most other regions.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The local unemployment rate is 4.1%, which is a little below both the Queensland and Australian figures. However, full-time employment sits at 56.1%, slightly lower than the state average of 59.0%.
65.3% ▼ -0.3%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.5%
- 2016: 63.9%
- 2021: 65.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.1% ▼ -5.5%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.4%
- 2016: 61.4%
- 2021: 56.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the biggest employer in Chandler at 12.7%, followed by health care and social assistance at 11.0%. Retail trade (10.1%) and education and training (9.3%) also employ significant numbers of residents.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles and managers are the most common jobs, making up 22.4% and 22.0% of the workforce respectively. Clerical and administrative positions account for another 15.5% of workers.
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 Chandler [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30579/chandler/topic/employment