8.5% ▼ -27.7%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 8.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Clarence Point · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Clarence Point
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Only 40.3% of adults are working or looking for work in Clarence Point, a figure that is far below the national average. This low participation rate is paired with an unemployment rate of 8.5%, which is well above the Australian figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Far fewer adults are in the workforce here compared to the rest of the country. Those who are employed are slightly less likely to be full-time than in the rest of Tasmania, with 53.6% in full-time roles.
40.3% ▼ -22.1%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.8%
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 40.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.6% ▲ +4.8%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.1%
- 2016: 57.8%
- 2021: 53.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 17.9%. Manufacturing and transport and warehousing follow closely, each employing 11.9% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
One in four workers is a manager, making this the most common occupation. Labourers make up 20.2% of the workforce, while community and personal service workers account for 14.3%.
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 Clarence Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60114/clarence-point/topic/employment