3.3% ▼ -28.2%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 3.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Charleville · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Charleville
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A full-time employment rate of 66.8% is well above the national figure for Charleville. This high level of steady work is a standout feature for the town, even though a smaller proportion of adults overall are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While only 57.2% of adults are working or looking for work—well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%—those who are employed tend to have full-time roles. The unemployment rate is 3.3%, which is a little below the national figure of 5.1%.
57.2% ▼ -13.2%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.9%
- 2016: 62.7%
- 2021: 57.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
66.8% ▼ -4.9%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.2%
- 2016: 68.5%
- 2021: 66.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 17.9%, followed by education and training at 12%. Public administration and safety also make up a significant part of the local economy at 10.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals and labourers are the most common roles here, making up 16.8% and 16.5% of the workforce respectively. Community and personal service workers account for another 14.7% of jobs.
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 Charleville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30582/charleville/topic/employment