8.5% ▼ -0.5%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 8.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Yagoona - Birrong · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Yagoona - Birrong
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A sharp drop in full-time employment has marked the last decade in Yagoona - Birrong, where the share of full-time workers fell 15 percentage points since 2011. Today, fewer than half of the population work full-time, and the area faces a significant struggle with job availability.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state, at 44.3%. This is alongside an unemployment rate of 8.5%, which is well above the national figure of 5.1% and has remained steady since 2011.
44.3% ▼ -11.3%
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 50.0%
- 2016: 51.4%
- 2021: 44.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.7% ▼ -22.9%
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 64.4%
- 2016: 62.2%
- 2021: 49.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common employer for local workers at 13.1%, followed by retail trade at 10.7% and transport and warehousing at 8.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 21.0%, while clerical and administrative jobs make up 16.3% of the workforce.
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 Yagoona - Birrong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/119011361/yagoona-birrong/topic/employment