Cheltenham · State Electorate

Jobs & Industry in Cheltenham

Name: Jobs & Industry in Cheltenham — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

More adults are working or looking for work in Cheltenham than in most other areas, with 63.9% of the adult population active in the labour force. This figure is well above the South Australian average and has risen by 7.8 percentage points since 2011. While the local unemployment rate of 5.4% is about the same as the state and national figures, it remains higher than in many similar areas.

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📍 Cheltenham, State Electorate

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

The number of adults working or looking for work is well above the South Australian figure. Full-time employment sits at 58.6%, which is a little above the state average but has fallen 3.3 percentage points since 2011.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 17.0%. Other major employers include retail trade at 10.1% and construction at 8.2%.

Industries people work in

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No single group dominates in Cheltenham — Health care & social assistance leads at 18%, ahead of Retail trade (11%) and Construction (9%).

Health care & social assistance 17.0% Retail trade 10.1% Construction 8.2% Education & training 7.9% Manufacturing 7.3% Public administration & safety 7.0% Accommodation & food 7.0% Professional & technical 5.8% Transport & warehousing 5.5% Other services 4.2%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 21.2%. Clerical and administrative roles and community and personal service work are equally common, each accounting for 13.7% of the workforce.

Occupations people work in

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No single group dominates in Cheltenham — Professionals leads at 22%, ahead of Clerical & administrative (14%) and Community & personal service (14%).

Professionals 21.2% Clerical & administrative 13.7% Community & personal service 13.7% Technicians & trades 13.1% Labourers 10.5% Managers 10.4% Sales workers 8.8% Machinery operators & drivers 6.7%

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 Cheltenham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40006/cheltenham/topic/employment

Cheltenham	5.4%
Greater Adelaide	5.5%
South Australia	5.4%
Australia	5.1%

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