2.7% ▼ -26.8%
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 2.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Yarriambiack · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Yarriambiack
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Yarriambiack compared to most areas, at just 49.4%. This suggests a workforce that is much smaller than the state and national figures. While few people are in the workforce, those who are find work easily, with a very low unemployment rate of 2.7%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The percentage of adults working or looking for work is far below the Victoria figure of 62.4%. Full-time employment has also fallen by 5.3 points since 2011 to 56.0%, which is well below the state average.
49.4% ▼ -2.2%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 50.5%
- 2016: 49.0%
- 2021: 49.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.0% ▼ -8.6%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 61.3%
- 2016: 58.3%
- 2021: 56.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 27.6% of the workforce. Health care and social assistance follows at 19.8%, while education and training accounts for 8.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation at 25.3%. Other significant roles include community and personal service workers at 13.0% and professionals at 12.8%.
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 Yarriambiack [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/215011394/yarriambiack/topic/employment