4.4% ▼ -2.8%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Clifton Springs · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Clifton Springs, where 18% of the workforce is employed in this field. While unemployment is steady and around the national figure, far fewer adults here are in the workforce compared to the state average.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 57% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the 62.4% seen across Victoria. Full-time employment has also fallen since 2011 to 54.1%, a figure well below the national average.
4.4% ▼ -2.8%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
57.0% ▲ +1.3%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.1% ▼ -5.2%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond health care, the largest employment sectors are construction at 12.6% and retail trade at 11.4%. Education and training employ 8.6% of the workforce, while accommodation and food services account for 6.7%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18.4%, followed by technicians and trades at 16.8%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers (14.3%) and clerical and administrative staff (11.5%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Clifton Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/203031048/clifton-springs/topic/employment