4.4% ▼ -4.3%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Clifton Springs · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Clifton Springs
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are working or looking for work in Clifton Springs than in most similar areas. Just 56.3% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. This creates a workforce that is smaller and less likely to be in full-time roles than the state average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the national figure, sitting at 53.6%. While the unemployment rate of 4.4% is higher than in most similar areas, it remains about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
56.3% ▼ -2.8%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.9%
- 2016: 55.1%
- 2021: 56.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.6% ▼ -7.3%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.8%
- 2016: 55.4%
- 2021: 53.6%
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 18.1%. Other significant sectors include construction at 12.7% and retail trade at 11.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18.3%. This is followed by technicians and trades at 17.4%, and community and personal service workers at 14.3%.
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 Clifton Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20575/clifton-springs/topic/employment