4.7% ▲ +0.6%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 4.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Chermside West · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Chermside West
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly 20% of workers in Chermside West are employed in health care and social assistance, the most common industry for the area. This creates a workforce where professionals make up the largest group of occupations, while more adults are working or looking for work compared to most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 63.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment sits at 58.6%, nearly identical to the Queensland rate.
63.3% ▼ -1.5%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.2%
- 2016: 61.6%
- 2021: 63.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.6% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.3%
- 2016: 62.4%
- 2021: 58.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the leading industry at 19.7%, followed by education and training at 9.9% and retail trade at 9.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 29.4%, while clerical and administrative positions account for 14.4% 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 Chermside West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30594/chermside-west/topic/employment