2.9% ▲ +19.9%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 2.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Clovelly · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Clovelly
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more adults are working or looking for work in Clovelly than in most similar areas, with 72.1% of the adult population in the labour force. This high level of activity is matched by strong employment rates, as full-time work is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is much higher than most areas at 65.5%, which is well above the New South Wales figure. The unemployment rate is 2.9%, a little below both the state and national figures.
72.1% ▲ +1.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.8%
- 2016: 71.9%
- 2021: 72.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.5% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.7%
- 2016: 67.7%
- 2021: 65.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical services are the main industry here, employing 19.3% of the workforce. Other common sectors include health care and social assistance at 12.9%, and finance and insurance at 9.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
High-level roles are common, with professionals making up 44.9% of workers and managers accounting for 23.8%. This concentration of professional roles aligns with the high proportion of people working in technical and financial industries.
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 Clovelly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10937/clovelly/topic/employment