13.3% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Chirnside · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Chirnside
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Almost 40% of workers in Chirnside are employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing, making it the dominant industry for the area. While full-time work is more common here than in most other areas, the community faces a significant challenge with an unemployment rate well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 13.3%, which is among the highest for similar areas and well above the 5.1% national figure. This comes despite 60.7% of the workforce being employed full-time, a little above the Queensland figure of 59.0%.
58.8% —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 85.0%
- 2021: 58.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.7% —
Higher than 63% 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 main employer at 39.3%, followed by construction at 17.9% and other services at 10.7%. No residents are employed in mining or manufacturing.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers and labourers are the most common roles, each making up 17.9% of occupations. Machinery operators and drivers follow at 14.3%, while clerical and administrative roles account for 10.7%.
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 Chirnside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30604/chirnside/topic/employment