3.8% ▲ +10.9%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Chelmer · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Chelmer
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Well over 65% of adults in Chelmer are working or looking for work, a figure that is well above both the state and national averages. This indicates a highly active local workforce, with a typical resident more likely to be employed here than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here at 65.2%, while the unemployment rate is 3.8%, which is a little below the national figure of 5.1%. Full-time employment sits at 58.8%, which is about the same as the Australian average.
65.2% ▲ +0.2%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.1%
- 2016: 66.1%
- 2021: 65.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.8% ▼ -2.7%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.4%
- 2016: 60.1%
- 2021: 58.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is concentrated in professional and technical roles at 16.9%, followed by health care and social assistance at 14.4% and education and training at 11.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
High-level roles are common in Chelmer, where professionals make up 42% of workers and managers account for 19.4%. Clerical and administrative staff represent 12.5% of the local 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 Chelmer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30588/chelmer/topic/employment