37.2% ▼ -39.7%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 61.6%
- 2016: 45.5%
- 2021: 37.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Yarrabah · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Yarrabah
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Yarrabah than in most other areas. Only 36.1% of adults are in the labour force, and the unemployment rate is among the highest in the country at 37.2%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is much lower than most areas at 54.3%, a figure that has fallen since 2011. While the unemployment rate remains far above the national 5.1% figure, it has dropped 24 points over the last decade.
36.1% ▼ -29.3%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 51.1%
- 2016: 37.1%
- 2021: 36.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.3% ▼ -10.5%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 60.6%
- 2016: 57.4%
- 2021: 54.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Jobs are concentrated in a few sectors, with health care and social assistance employing 34.4% of the workforce, followed by public administration and safety at 28.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service roles are the most common occupation at 32.2%, while professionals make up 19.1% of the local 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 Yarrabah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306031163/yarrabah/topic/employment