2.2% ▲ +13.9%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 2.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Clermont · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Clermont
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly a quarter of workers in Clermont are employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. This is a place where a very high proportion of adults are working or looking for work, with an unemployment rate of just 2.2% which is well below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far above the state and national averages at 70.7%. This high level of steady work helps explain why 67.1% of adults are active in the labour force, a figure that is much higher than most other areas.
67.1% ▼ -4.1%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 70.0%
- 2016: 64.9%
- 2021: 67.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
70.7% ▼ -1.0%
Higher than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 71.4%
- 2016: 70.8%
- 2021: 70.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is led by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 24.3%, followed closely by mining at 20.1%. Other common industries include education and training, construction, and health care.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Management roles are the most common occupation at 20.4%. There is also a strong presence of machinery operators and drivers (18.8%), labourers (15.4%), and technicians and trades (14.2%).
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 Clermont [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/312011339/clermont/topic/employment