9.7% ▼ -28.0%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 9.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Clayton · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Clayton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A 9.7% unemployment rate makes Clayton an area where far more people struggle to find work than in the rest of the country. While many residents are employed, the proportion of people in full-time roles is much lower than in other similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 59.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little below the national figure. Full-time employment is far below the Victorian average, with only 48.0% of the workforce in these roles.
59.9% ▲ +19.3%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.2%
- 2016: 45.3%
- 2021: 59.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
48.0% ▼ -15.6%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.9%
- 2016: 53.6%
- 2021: 48.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry here at 14.4%, followed by retail trade at 10.8% and accommodation and food services at 10.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 28.3%. Other common roles include labourers at 12.6% and community and personal service workers at 12.4%.
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 Clayton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20569/clayton/topic/employment