4.7% ▼ -43.3%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 4.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lake Clifton · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Lake Clifton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Lake Clifton than in most similar areas, with only 57.9% active in the labour force. This is well below the Western Australian figure of 63.9%. The local workforce is heavily weighted toward physical trades and the mining sector.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 54.2% of residents have full-time jobs, which is well below the national figure of 58.9%. While the unemployment rate of 4.7% is higher than in most similar areas, it is about the same as the state and national rates.
57.9% ▲ +12.3%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.5%
- 2016: 56.8%
- 2021: 57.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.2% ▼ -13.0%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.3%
- 2016: 58.5%
- 2021: 54.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction and mining are the biggest employers in the area, accounting for 17.2% and 16.0% of jobs respectively. Other common industries include retail trade at 8.7% and education and training at 7.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is led by technicians and tradespeople at 21.0%, followed by machinery operators and drivers at 15.5%. Labourers make up 12.8% of the workforce, while managers and professionals each account for 10.5%.
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 Lake Clifton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50815/lake-clifton/topic/employment