3.7% ▲ +0.3%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Chidlow · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Chidlow
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Chidlow than in most similar areas, reaching 65.1%. While more people are active in the workforce compared to the national figure, the rate of full-time employment is slightly lower than usual.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 3.7%, which is a little below the state and national figure of 5.1%. However, full-time employment at 56.9% is well below the Western Australian average.
65.1% ▼ -3.0%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.1%
- 2016: 64.7%
- 2021: 65.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.9% ▼ -7.5%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.5%
- 2016: 59.1%
- 2021: 56.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the most common industry for local workers at 11.4%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 10.9% and construction at 9.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group of occupations at 20.3%, while professionals account for 15.4% 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 Chidlow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50290/chidlow/topic/employment