5.8% ▼ -18.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 5.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Clackline · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Clackline
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest professional group in Clackline, where 21.6% of the workforce falls into this category. The area faces some employment challenges, with a much higher unemployment rate than most similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 55% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country. The unemployment rate of 5.8% is much higher than in most similar areas.
55.0% ▼ -7.8%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.6%
- 2016: 55.2%
- 2021: 55.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.8% ▼ -4.1%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.3%
- 2016: 64.6%
- 2021: 58.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are public administration and safety at 12.2%, followed by retail trade at 10.8% and construction at 9.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Beyond technicians and trades, the largest occupational groups are labourers at 15.5%, and community and personal service workers and machinery operators, both at 12.2%.
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 Clackline [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50295/clackline/topic/employment