5.8% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Chiton · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Chiton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Very few people are in the workforce in Chiton compared to similar areas, with only 34.8% of adults working or looking for work. This is far below the national figure of 61.1%. The area struggles more than most with a 5.8% unemployment rate.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far below the Australian average at 47.6%. Only about one third of adults are working or looking for work, which is among the lowest rates for areas of this type.
34.8% —
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
47.6% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The biggest employers are in health care and social assistance (20.6%) and education and training (14.3%). Construction, food, and public administration each employ around 10% to 11% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly a quarter of workers are professionals (24.6%). Technicians and tradespeople make up 17.5%, while community and personal service workers account for 15.1%.
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 Chiton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40254/chiton/topic/employment