0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Yarra · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Yarra
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more people are working or looking for work in Yarra than in most similar areas. The workforce is exceptionally active, with 75.7% of adults participating and an unemployment rate of 0.0%. This creates a high-employment environment where the vast majority of residents hold full-time positions.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is very common here at 70.1%, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 58.0%. This high level of activity is reflected in the 0.0% unemployment rate, well below the national figure of 5.1%.
75.7% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 65.3%
- 2021: 75.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
70.1% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 56.7%
- 2021: 70.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is led by health care and social assistance, which employs 20.7% of the workforce. Other major industries include agriculture, forestry and fishing at 17.2% and construction at 16.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 26.4%, followed by professionals at 21.8%. Labourers (13.8%), sales workers (12.6%), and clerical and administrative staff (11.5%) also form significant parts 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 Yarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14486/yarra/topic/employment