3.3% ▲ +3.3%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 3.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Yarralumla · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Yarralumla
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Yarralumla compared to a decade ago, with this figure falling 4.9 percentage points since 2011. Despite this drop, the area remains a professional hub where 40.1% of workers are professionals and a large number hold full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is 58.1%, which is far below the ACT figure of 69.6%. However, unemployment is very low at 3.3%, and 62.7% of the workforce is employed full-time.
58.1% ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 62.9%
- 2016: 57.4%
- 2021: 58.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.7% ▼ -0.2%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 62.8%
- 2016: 63.6%
- 2021: 62.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the biggest employer at 26.3%, followed by professional and technical services at 18.2% and health care and social assistance at 14.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is dominated by professionals (40.1%) and managers (24.6%), while clerical and administrative roles make up 11.8% of occupations.
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 Yarralumla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801061070/yarralumla/topic/employment