4.5% ▲ +22.3%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Claremont · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Claremont
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professionals make up a striking 42.3% of the workforce in Claremont, far higher than in most other areas. This high concentration of skilled roles sits alongside a workforce that is smaller than usual, with only 57.6% of adults working or looking for work.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 57.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 63.9%. Full-time employment at 56.9% is also well below the state average.
57.6% ▲ +3.6%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.6%
- 2016: 54.5%
- 2021: 57.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.9% ▲ +0.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.8%
- 2016: 58.1%
- 2021: 56.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The biggest employers in the area are health care and social assistance at 17.3%, followed by professional and technical services at 15.6% and education at 10.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The job market is dominated by high-level roles, with professionals and managers making up 60.8% of all occupations. Clerical and administrative roles follow at 10.3%.
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 Claremont [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50296/claremont/topic/employment