3.3% ▼ -34.5%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 3.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mount Clarence · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mount Clarence
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Employment patterns in Mount Clarence have shifted over the last decade, with fewer people now working full-time than in previous censuses. While unemployment remains low, the typical resident is less likely to be in the workforce compared to the wider state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 57.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also far below the Western Australian average, with only 50% of the population working full-time.
57.8% ▲ +5.0%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.0%
- 2016: 52.8%
- 2021: 57.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.0% ▼ -7.4%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.0%
- 2016: 54.6%
- 2021: 50.0%
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 19.4%, followed by education and training at 15.2%. Other common industries include retail trade at 8.5% and accommodation and food services at 8.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 23.9%. Community and personal service roles account for 16.4%, while managers and technicians or tradespeople make up 15.5% and 13.6% of the workforce respectively.
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 Mount Clarence [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51009/mount-clarence/topic/employment