4.5% ▼ -19.5%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Creswick - Clunes · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Creswick - Clunes
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Creswick - Clunes, where 15% of the workforce is employed in this sector. The area faces a notable challenge with workforce participation, as only 53% of adults are working or looking for work. This is well below both the Victorian and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 53% of adults are working or looking for work, which is much lower than most similar areas. Full-time employment has also fallen since 2011 to 53.7%, a figure that sits well below the national average.
53.0% ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 55.3%
- 2016: 52.0%
- 2021: 53.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.7% ▼ -10.0%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 59.6%
- 2016: 54.3%
- 2021: 53.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance leads the local economy at 15%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 10.8% and construction at 10.2%. Retail trade and education also make up significant shares of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals are the most common occupation at 18.2%, with managers at 17.4% and technicians and trades following closely at 16.2%. Labourers and community service workers make up the remaining key roles.
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 Creswick - Clunes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/201021010/creswick-clunes/topic/employment