2.3% ▲ +150.5%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 2.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Chandlers Hill · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very high rate of employment defines daily life in Chandlers Hill, where 71.7% of adults are working or looking for work. This is far above the figures for South Australia and the rest of the country. The area is exceptionally stable, with an unemployment rate of just 2.3%, which is well below the state average.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Most workers here have secure roles, with 59.1% employed full-time. This is a little above the South Australian figure and about the same as the national average.
2.3% ▲ +150.5%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
71.7% ▼ -2.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.1% ▲ +2.1%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 18.2%, followed by construction at 15.2%. Other notable sectors include professional and technical services, retail, and education.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation for 25.5% of workers, while 17.8% work as managers and 15.8% are technicians or tradespeople.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Chandlers Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40242/chandlers-hill/topic/employment