Cleve · Urban Centre

Jobs & Industry in Cleve

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

Fewer than 53% of adults are working or looking for work in Cleve (L), which is well below both the state and national figures. While a smaller proportion of the population is employed, the local unemployment rate is very low at 1.4%.

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📍 Cleve, Urban Centre

Where Cleve sits — Unemployment rate

1.4% ▲ +78.7%
  • 0.0%–1.1%: 80 areas
  • 1.1%–2.1%: 117 areas
  • 2.1%–3.2%: 268 areas
  • 3.2%–4.3%: 332 areas
  • 4.3%–5.4%: 302 areas
  • 5.4%–6.4%: 216 areas
  • 6.4%–7.5%: 133 areas
  • 7.5%–8.6%: 97 areas
  • 8.6%–9.6%: 60 areas
  • 9.6%–10.7%: 38 areas
  • 10.7%–11.8%: 24 areas
  • 11.8%–12.9%: 16 areas
  • 12.9%–13.9%: 24 areas
  • 13.9%–15.0%: 18 areas
  • 15.0%–16.1%: 12 areas
  • 16.1%–17.1%: 5 areas
  • 17.1%–18.2%: 7 areas
  • 18.2%–19.3%: 8 areas
  • 19.3%–20.4%: 6 areas
  • 20.4%–21.4%: 10 areas
  • 21.4%–22.5%: 5 areas
  • 22.5%–23.6%: 4 areas
  • 23.6%–24.6%: 2 areas
  • 24.6%–25.7%: 2 areas
  • 25.7%–26.8%: 3 areas
  • 26.8%–27.9%: 3 areas
  • 27.9%–28.9%: 3 areas
  • 28.9%–30.0%: 31 areas

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Cleve — lower than 92% of areas.

Unemployment rate compared with the state and national average
Cleve1.4%
5640, SA 1.0%
South Australia 5.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Only 52.4% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that has fallen 6.6 points since 2011. Full-time employment sits at 54.8%, which is a little below the South Australian figure.

1.4% ▲ +78.7%

Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 0.8%
  • 2016: 2.8%
  • 2021: 1.4%

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

52.4% ▼ -11.1%

Lower than 52% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 59.0%
  • 2016: 53.3%
  • 2021: 52.4%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

54.8% ▼ -7.0%

Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 59.0%
  • 2016: 55.7%
  • 2021: 54.8%

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 at 16.1%, followed by retail trade at 15.0% and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 10.9%.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

The most common roles are technicians and trades at 15.0%, while professionals and community and personal service workers each make up 13.8% of the workforce.

Occupations people work in

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Cleve splits fairly evenly between Technicians & trades (15%) and Professionals (14%), with Community & personal service at 14%.

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 Cleve [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL421005/cleve/topic/employment