6.3% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 6.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Yallah · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Yallah than in most similar areas, though the local unemployment rate is much higher than the usual figure. While 63.6% of adults are active in the labour market, the area struggles with a 6.3% unemployment rate, which is a little above the national figure.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate of 6.3% is much higher than most areas, and only 54.4% of the workforce is employed full-time. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.0%.
6.3% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
63.6% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.4% —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry here, employing 24.6% of the workforce, followed by manufacturing at 21.1% and public administration and safety at 15.8%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals and clerical workers are the most common roles, each making up 19.3% of occupations. Managers account for 15.8%, while technicians, trades, and sales workers each represent 12.3%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Yallah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14473/yallah/topic/employment