4.0% ▼ -46.0%
Lower than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 4.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Chinchilla · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Chinchilla
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A full-time employment rate of 65.3% is well above the national figure in Chinchilla. This creates a workforce where a large proportion of people hold permanent, full-time roles. The local job market has become more stable over the last decade, with unemployment falling to 4.0%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is much more common here than in most other areas, rising 7.8 percentage points since 2011. While the unemployment rate is a little below the state and national figures, the overall proportion of adults working or looking for work is slightly lower than the Queensland average.
58.4% ▲ +1.1%
Higher than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 57.8%
- 2016: 51.5%
- 2021: 58.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.3% ▲ +13.6%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 57.5%
- 2016: 61.1%
- 2021: 65.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the biggest employer at 13.2%, followed by retail trade at 10.8%. Other key sectors include education and training, accommodation and food services, and health care.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest group of workers at 19.4%. Labourers are also common at 16.1%, while professionals and clerical staff account for 13.6% and 11.2% of the 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 Chinchilla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL314008/chinchilla/topic/employment