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Jobs & Industry in Yarras

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

A strikingly high employment rate defines the workforce in Yarras, where 72.7% of adults are working or looking for work. This is far above the national figure of 61.1%. The local job market is exceptionally strong, with a reported unemployment rate of 0.0%.

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📍 Yarras, Suburb / Locality

Where Yarras sits — Unemployment rate

0.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Yarras — lower than 99% of areas.

Yarras0.0%
2446, NSW 4.5%
New South Wales 4.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Full-time work is common here, with 62.5% of the workforce in full-time roles, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.0%. This helps explain why the number of adults working or looking for work is much higher than in most similar areas.

Unemployment rate

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0.0% —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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72.7% —

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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62.5% —

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Nearly half the local workforce (43.8%) works in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Other common industries include construction and health care, both at 15.6%, followed by manufacturing and retail trade at 12.5% each.

Industries people work in

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In Yarras, the largest group is Agriculture, forestry & fishing at 36%, followed by Construction (13%) and Health care & social assistance (13%).

Agriculture, forestry & fishing 43.8% Construction 15.6% Health care & social assistance 15.6% Manufacturing 12.5% Retail trade 12.5% Public administration & safety 12.5% Education & training 9.4%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Managers make up the largest group of workers at 28.1%, followed by labourers at 25.0%. Professionals and sales workers each account for 21.9% of the local workforce, while technicians and tradespeople make up 9.4%.

Occupations people work in

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Yarras splits fairly evenly between Managers (26%) and Labourers (24%), with Professionals at 21%.

Managers 28.1% Labourers 25.0% Professionals 21.9% Sales workers 21.9% Technicians & trades 9.4%

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 Yarras [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14499/yarras/topic/employment