0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
St Clair · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in St Clair
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More than half of the workforce in St Clair are managers, marking a distinct professional profile for the area. This small community is defined by a very high employment rate and a unique blend of agricultural and retail work. Most notably, there was no recorded unemployment in the area at the latest census.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A huge 84.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the Victorian figure of 62.4%. This high level of activity is reflected in an unemployment rate of 0.0%, well below both the state and national figures.
84.4% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 87.9%
- 2021: 84.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.3% —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 57.7%
- 2021: 59.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Work in St Clair is concentrated in a few key sectors, with agriculture, forestry and fishing making up 37.0% of jobs. Retail trade is also common at 22.2%, while construction accounts for 14.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up a striking 55.6% of the local workforce. The rest of the jobs are mostly held by technicians and trades (29.6%) and those in community, personal service, or sales (14.8% each).
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 St Clair [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22337/st-clair/topic/employment