4.0% ▼ -15.4%
Lower than 61% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 4.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cloncurry · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Cloncurry
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment is far more common in Cloncurry than in most other areas, with 72.1% of the workforce in full-time roles. This high level of steady work contributes to an unemployment rate of 4.0%, which is lower than both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 64.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. While this is much higher than most areas, the share of full-time workers has fallen 3.5 percentage points since 2011.
64.9% ▼ -5.4%
Higher than 84% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 68.6%
- 2016: 66.0%
- 2021: 64.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
72.1% ▼ -4.6%
Higher than 92% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 75.6%
- 2016: 78.9%
- 2021: 72.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the biggest employer in Cloncurry at 25.0%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 14.0%. Other main industries include transport and warehousing at 8.3% and public administration and safety at 7.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common roles are technicians and trades at 19.8% and machinery operators and drivers at 17.9%. Labourers make up 14.6% of the workforce, while managers and professionals account for 12.5% and 11.4% respectively.
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 Cloncurry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA32450/cloncurry/topic/employment