4.2% ▼ -10.0%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Yea · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Yea
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Just over half of adults in Yea are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure. This low workforce participation is the main story for the area's employment landscape. While few are actively in the job market, the unemployment rate remains low at 4.2%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 50.9% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that is far below the Victorian average and has fallen 4.2 percentage points since 2011. Full-time employment is also well below the national level at 54.6%.
50.9% ▼ -7.6%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 55.1%
- 2016: 52.0%
- 2021: 50.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.6% ▼ -0.6%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 54.9%
- 2016: 55.9%
- 2021: 54.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer at 15.6%, followed by construction at 13.3%. Health care and social assistance accounts for 10.7% of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 20.9%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 17.1% and professionals at 15.2%.
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 Yea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/204011062/yea/topic/employment