7.1% ▲ +30.2%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 7.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Yarrawonga · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Yarrawonga
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Yarrawonga than in most other areas. Only 46% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. This gap is matched by a local unemployment rate of 7.1%, which is a little above the national figure of 5.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The local unemployment rate is 7.1%, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, for those who do have a job, 57.9% are employed full-time, a figure that is about the same as the New South Wales average.
46.0% ▲ +26.1%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.5%
- 2016: 47.5%
- 2021: 46.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.9% ▼ -5.0%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.9%
- 2016: 60.8%
- 2021: 57.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Employment is spread across several sectors, led by health care and social assistance at 13.2%. Mining and retail trade both account for 12.6% of the workforce, while construction makes up 10.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Machinery operators and drivers are the most common workers at 19.5%. Technicians and trades, community and personal service workers, and labourers each make up 14.5% of local jobs.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Yarrawonga
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Yarrawonga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14504/yarrawonga/topic/employment