4.3% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cape Clear · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Cape Clear
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are working or looking for work in Cape Clear than in most similar areas. Only 54.3% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. This suggests a smaller proportion of the local population is engaged in paid employment.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Just 53.7% of residents have full-time jobs, a figure well below the Victorian average of 59.2%. While the unemployment rate is 4.3%, this is actually higher than in most similar areas.
54.3% —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 53.3%
- 2021: 54.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.7% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 55.6%
- 2021: 53.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry here, employing 20.9% of the workforce, followed by retail trade at 16.4% and construction at 11.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 22.4%, while labourers account for 19.4% of local jobs. Clerical and administrative roles are also common, representing 17.9% of occupations.
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 Cape Clear [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20470/cape-clear/topic/employment