6.2% ▲ +26.0%
Higher than 77% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 6.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Clarinda (South-Eastern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Clarinda (South-Eastern Metropolitan)
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are out of work in Clarinda than in most similar areas, with an unemployment rate of 6.2%. While a fair number of residents hold steady roles, the proportion of adults working or looking for work has dropped since 2011. The local workforce is now split across a diverse range of health, retail, and manufacturing sectors.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate has risen to 6.2%, which is a little above the state and national figures. Full-time employment has also fallen, with 57.8% of the workforce in full-time roles compared to 64.4% in 2011.
60.3% ▼ -4.9%
Lower than 57% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 63.4%
- 2016: 56.3%
- 2021: 60.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.8% ▼ -10.3%
Lower than 58% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 64.4%
- 2016: 60.4%
- 2021: 57.8%
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 13.6%, followed by retail trade at 9.9% and manufacturing at 9.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly a quarter of workers are professionals (24.5%), while 12.4% work as technicians and tradespeople and 12.2% in clerical and administrative roles.
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 Clarinda (South-Eastern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED22005/clarinda/topic/employment