Yarra · Council (LGA)

Jobs & Industry in Yarra

Name: Jobs & Industry in Yarra — 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 Yarra have been working or looking for work since 2011, with this figure rising by 4.6 percentage points to reach 73.8%. This area is now a major hub for employment, with nearly 68% of the workforce in full-time roles. It is a professional environment where the unemployment rate is a little lower than both the state and national figures.

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📍 Yarra, Council (LGA)

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

A far higher share of adults are working or looking for work here than in the rest of Victoria, at 73.8%. Full-time employment is also well above the national figure, while the unemployment rate has fallen to 3.8% since 2011.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Professional and technical services are the most common industries for local workers at 18.8%, followed by health care and social assistance at 13.9%. Other major sectors include education and training, retail trade, and public administration.

Industries people work in

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No single group dominates in Yarra — Professional & technical leads at 20%, ahead of Health care & social assistance (14%) and Education & training (10%).

Professional & technical 18.8% Health care & social assistance 13.9% Education & training 9.3% Retail trade 7.5% Public administration & safety 6.8% Accommodation & food 6.4% Finance & insurance 5.9% Construction 5.0% Manufacturing 3.6% Arts & recreation 3.3%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

The local workforce is heavily skewed toward high-level roles, with professionals making up 45.9% of occupations. Managers account for another 18%, while clerical and administrative roles make up 10.1%.

Occupations people work in

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In Yarra, the largest group is Professionals at 47%, followed by Managers (18%) and Clerical & administrative (10%).

Professionals 45.9% Managers 18.0% Clerical & administrative 10.1% Community & personal service 7.9% Technicians & trades 6.4% Sales workers 5.8% Labourers 3.1% Machinery operators & drivers 1.4%

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 Yarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA27350/yarra/topic/employment

Unemployment rate compared with the state and national average
Yarra	3.8%
Greater Melbourne	5.3%
Victoria	5.0%
Australia	5.1%

Where Yarra sits — Unemployment rate