3.4% ▼ -29.0%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Clarence Town · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Clarence Town
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More than 62% of adults in Clarence Town are working or looking for work, a figure well above the New South Wales average. This creates a productive local workforce where most employees hold full-time roles. The area's job market is healthy, with an unemployment rate of 3.4% that is a little below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is common here, with 61.1% of the workforce in these roles, which is well above the state average of 58%. This high level of steady work is reflected in the local unemployment rate, which sits at 3.4%.
62.7% ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.4%
- 2016: 59.7%
- 2021: 62.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.1% ▼ -2.1%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.4%
- 2016: 62.0%
- 2021: 61.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the biggest employer in the area at 14.2%, followed by health care and social assistance at 11.6%. Manufacturing also plays a notable role, employing 9.1% of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades people make up the largest group of workers at 21.1%. Professionals are the next most common occupation at 14.8%, with clerical and administrative roles accounting for 13.5%.
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 Town [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10919/clarence-town/topic/employment