Clayfield · State Electorate

Jobs & Industry in Clayfield

Name: Jobs & Industry in Clayfield — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

More adults in Clayfield are working or looking for work than in 2011, with 72.2% now active in the labour force. This high level of activity is matched by a very strong employment rate and a low unemployment figure of 4.0%. The area is defined by a workforce largely employed in professional and health care roles.

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📍 Clayfield, State Electorate

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

A far higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work here than in the rest of Australia, at 72.2%. Full-time employment is also well above the national figure at 63.3%, while the unemployment rate has fallen to 4.0% since 2011.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 16.1%, followed by professional and technical services at 13.8%. Other notable sectors include retail trade at 7.9% and education and training at 7.4%.

Industries people work in

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Clayfield splits fairly evenly between Health care & social assistance (17%) and Professional & technical (14%), with Retail trade at 8%.

Health care & social assistance 16.1% Professional & technical 13.8% Retail trade 7.9% Education & training 7.4% Accommodation & food 6.6% Public administration & safety 6.5% Construction 6.1% Transport & warehousing 5.1% Finance & insurance 5.1% Manufacturing 3.5%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professional roles are very common in the area, making up 34.8% of jobs. Managers account for another 16.2%, while clerical and administrative workers make up 13.7% of the workforce.

Occupations people work in

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In Clayfield, the largest group is Professionals at 35%, followed by Managers (16%) and Clerical & administrative (14%).

Professionals 34.8% Managers 16.2% Clerical & administrative 13.7% Community & personal service 9.4% Technicians & trades 8.3% Sales workers 7.7% Labourers 5.3% Machinery operators & drivers 3.0%

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 Clayfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30019/clayfield/topic/employment

Clayfield	4.0%
Greater Brisbane	5.5%
Queensland	5.4%
Australia	5.1%

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