4.6% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Yeppoon · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Yeppoon
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are in full-time work in Yeppoon than in most similar areas, reaching 60.5%. This a little above the figures for both Queensland and Australia. While full-time employment has fallen since 2011, the overall proportion of adults working or looking for work has remained steady.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 59.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little below the national figure. The unemployment rate is 4.6%, which is about the same as the state and national averages.
59.4% ▼ -0.2%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 59.6%
- 2016: 58.0%
- 2021: 59.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.5% ▼ -4.0%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 63.1%
- 2016: 61.6%
- 2021: 60.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with health care and social assistance being the most common industry at 13.4%. Education and training follow at 11.8%, while mining and construction both account for 10.3% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18.6%, followed closely by technicians and trades at 17.3%. Community and personal service roles account for 13.4% 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 Yeppoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/308031223/yeppoon/topic/employment