3.8% ▼ -48.8%
Lower than 84% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Chatsworth · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Chatsworth
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Chatsworth compared to the rest of the country. This area has a very strong employment profile, with 70.1% of adults in the labour force and a very low unemployment rate of 3.8%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment rose to 61.6% since 2011, which is a little above the national figure. This shift helps explain why the number of adults working or looking for work is now well above the Queensland average.
70.1% ▲ +26.0%
Higher than 92% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 55.6%
- 2016: 54.7%
- 2021: 70.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.6% ▲ +7.0%
Higher than 76% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 57.6%
- 2016: 56.6%
- 2021: 61.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 14.8%, followed by education and training at 10.7% and professional and technical services at 10.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is led by professionals, who make up 30.6% of jobs, while managers account for 16.6% and clerical and administrative roles make up 14.7%.
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 Chatsworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30018/chatsworth/topic/employment