1.9% ▼ -29.9%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Clarkefield · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Clarkefield
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very low unemployment rate of 1.9% makes finding work easier in Clarkefield than in most other areas. This is a productive community where 65.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is higher than most areas at 61.0%. This is a little above the typical Victorian rate of 59.2%, contributing to a local unemployment rate that is well below the national figure of 5.1%.
65.1% ▲ +2.0%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.8%
- 2016: 59.2%
- 2021: 65.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.0% ▼ -5.0%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.3%
- 2016: 59.4%
- 2021: 61.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the biggest employer here, with 22.1% of the workforce in the sector. Other common industries include agriculture, forestry and fishing at 10.4%, and transport and warehousing at 8.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 19.5%, followed closely by managers at 18.8%. Professionals account for 16.2% of roles, while labourers and sales workers make up 10.4% and 9.7% 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 Clarkefield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20567/clarkefield/topic/employment