2.4% ▲ +14.6%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 2.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Clermont · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Clermont
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A strong employment rate defines Clermont, where 67.3% of adults are working or looking for work. This is well above both the state and national figures, reflecting a community with a very active workforce. The local economy is heavily driven by mining and trade roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is very common here, with 67.8% of the workforce in full-time roles, which is well above the national figure of 58.9%. This high level of employment is reflected in a low unemployment rate of 2.4%, which is a little below the figures for Queensland and Australia.
67.3% ▼ -0.1%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.4%
- 2016: 62.5%
- 2021: 67.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
67.8% ▼ -1.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.9%
- 2016: 68.2%
- 2021: 67.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the dominant industry in Clermont, employing 24.1% of the workforce. Agriculture, forestry and fishing also play a significant role at 12.1%, followed by retail trade at 7.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is heavily weighted towards technical and operational roles, with machinery operators and drivers making up 21.7% of jobs. Technicians and trades follow at 15.6%, while managers account for 14.0% 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 Clermont [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30621/clermont/topic/employment