2.9% ▼ -5.6%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 2.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Clapham · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Clapham
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Clapham than in most similar areas. The local workforce is very active, with 69.2% of adults engaged in the labour force, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. This high level of activity is paired with a low unemployment rate of 2.9%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While a high proportion of adults work or look for work, those in full-time roles make up 56.1% of the population. This is a little below the South Australian figure of 57.2%.
69.2% ▲ +3.0%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.2%
- 2016: 65.9%
- 2021: 69.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.1% ▼ -3.2%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.0%
- 2016: 55.6%
- 2021: 56.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 17.8%, followed by education and training at 13.7%. Other common industries include professional and technical services at 11.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation for 38.9% of workers. Managers make up 15.6% of the workforce, while 10.8% work in clerical or administrative roles.
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 Clapham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40258/clapham/topic/employment