5.4% ▼ -9.6%
Higher than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 5.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Charlton · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Charlton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Charlton compared to the rest of the country. Only 44.2% of adults are in the labour force, which is 17 percentage points below the national figure. This gap is a standout feature of the local workforce.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The share of adults working or looking for work has fallen 3.7 percentage points since 2011. Full-time employment also dropped by 5.2 points over that decade to 56.2%, while the unemployment rate has stayed steady at 5.4%.
44.2% ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 47.9%
- 2016: 45.6%
- 2021: 44.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.2% ▼ -8.5%
Higher than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 61.4%
- 2016: 55.2%
- 2021: 56.2%
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%. Other major employers include education and training at 11% and retail trade at 10.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 16.9%, followed closely by managers at 16.4%. Technicians and tradespeople account for another 14.8% 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 Charlton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221018/charlton/topic/employment