2.5% ▼ -29.7%
Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 2.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Clermont · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Clermont
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults in Clermont have been working or looking for work since 2011, with the rate rising to 67.6%. This is a strong employment hub where most people hold full-time roles and the unemployment rate is very low at 2.5%. These figures are well above the state and national averages.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A high 65.7% of the workforce is employed full-time, which is well above the 58.9% national figure. While full-time work fell slightly since 2011, the overall number of adults working or looking for work rose to 67.6%.
67.6% ▲ +5.7%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 64.0%
- 2016: 63.0%
- 2021: 67.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.7% ▼ -2.3%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 67.3%
- 2016: 75.3%
- 2021: 65.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the dominant industry in Clermont, employing 27.3% of the workforce. Other common employers include education and training and health care, each accounting for 8.5% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is heavily weighted toward practical roles, with machinery operators and drivers making up 22.7% of jobs. Technicians and trades follow at 17.4%, while professionals and labourers each represent about 12% of occupations.
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 Clermont [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315020/clermont/topic/employment