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Charnwood · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Charnwood

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Working life in Charnwood is shaped by a strong presence of full-time employment, with 64.8% of the workforce in steady, full-time roles. This provides a level of stability that is well above the national figure, though the area has a slightly higher unemployment rate than most similar places.

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📍 Charnwood, Suburb / Locality

Where Charnwood sits — Unemployment rate

4.7% ▲ +17.4%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Charnwood — higher than 66% of areas.

Charnwood4.7%
2615, ACT 4.0%
Australian Capital Territory 3.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

About 66% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure but well below the ACT average. While 64.8% of the workforce is employed full-time, the unemployment rate of 4.7% is higher than in most similar areas.

Unemployment rate

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4.7% ▲ +17.4%

Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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66.0% ▼ -1.3%

Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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64.8% ▼ -2.2%

Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Public administration and safety is the biggest employer in Charnwood, accounting for 22.1% of jobs. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 11.6% and construction at 11.5%.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

The most common roles are professionals (19.4%), followed by a tie between clerical and administrative staff and technicians and trades, both at 16.8%. Community and personal service workers make up another 14.4% of the workforce.

Occupations people work in

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Charnwood splits fairly evenly between Professionals (20%) and Clerical & administrative (17%), with Technicians & trades at 17%.

Professionals 19.4% Clerical & administrative 16.8% Technicians & trades 16.8% Community & personal service 14.4% Managers 12.0% Labourers 7.5% Sales workers 6.4% Machinery operators & drivers 5.0%

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 Charnwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80035/charnwood/topic/employment