9.3% ▲ +133.8%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 9.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mount Chalmers · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mount Chalmers
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Construction is the biggest employer in Mount Chalmers, where 17.4% of the workforce is employed in the sector. While many residents hold trade and labouring roles, the area faces a tough job market with an unemployment rate of 9.3%. This is well above both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 54.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the figures for Queensland and Australia. Full-time employment sits at 57%, slightly lower than the national average.
54.5% ▼ -19.1%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.4%
- 2016: 53.6%
- 2021: 54.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.0% ▼ -11.6%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.5%
- 2016: 60.6%
- 2021: 57.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Apart from construction, a tenth of the workforce is in health care and social assistance, while retail trade and hospitality each employ 9.3% of people. Agriculture, forestry and fishing make up 8.1% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group at 25.6%, followed by technicians and trades at 22.1%. Community and personal service workers account for 15.1%, while managers and machinery operators each represent 12.8% of the 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 Mount Chalmers [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31946/mount-chalmers/topic/employment