3.8% ▼ -19.8%
Lower than 79% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Yarra · Sub-region (SA3)
Jobs & Industry in Yarra
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professional and technical roles dominate the workforce in Yarra, where nearly 19% of workers are employed in these fields. The area is a major employment hub with a very high proportion of people working or looking for work. This strong activity is matched by a low unemployment rate of 3.8%, which is much lower than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 73.7% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far above both the state and national levels. Full-time employment is also very high at 67.7%, though this is 1.0 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
73.7% ▲ +6.6%
Higher than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 69.2%
- 2016: 69.6%
- 2021: 73.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
67.7% ▼ -1.4%
Higher than 93% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 68.7%
- 2016: 69.6%
- 2021: 67.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for residents are professional and technical services at 18.8%, followed by health care and social assistance at 13.9%. Education and training also employ a significant 9.3% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation by far, accounting for 45.9% of the workforce. Managers make up another 18.0%, while clerical and administrative workers represent 10.1%.
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 Yarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20607/yarra/topic/employment