6.2% ▼ -30.5%
Higher than 79% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 6.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Clarence Valley · Sub-region (SA3)
Jobs & Industry in Clarence Valley
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Clarence Valley compared to the rest of the country. Only 46.4% of adults are in the labour force, a figure far below the national average. This reflects a local job market where fewer people are employed, though the unemployment rate has fallen to 6.2% since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the state and national figures, sitting at 53.6% and falling slightly over the last decade. This reflects a broader trend in the area, where the share of adults working or looking for work is among the lowest for similar regions.
46.4% ▼ -3.7%
Lower than 91% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 48.1%
- 2016: 45.5%
- 2021: 46.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.6% ▼ -2.3%
Lower than 85% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 54.9%
- 2016: 53.7%
- 2021: 53.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 16.7%, followed by retail trade at 10.6%. Construction, public administration and safety, and accommodation and food services also make up significant shares of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals and community or personal service workers are the most common roles, each making up around 15% of the workforce. Technicians, trades, and labourers also account for a large portion of local jobs, at 13.8% and 13.5% 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 Clarence Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/10401/clarence-valley/topic/employment