16.1% ▲ +316.7%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 16.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Yarrie Lake · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Yarrie Lake
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high unemployment rate of 16.1% shapes the local job market in Yarrie Lake. This figure is far above the national rate, and fewer than half of adults are working or looking for work.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 45.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure. Full-time employment is also far below the state and national averages at 46.2%.
45.6% ▼ -36.2%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.4%
- 2016: 52.5%
- 2021: 45.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
46.2% ▼ -27.6%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.8%
- 2016: 59.4%
- 2021: 46.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main industry here, employing 30.8% of the workforce. Retail trade and health care and social assistance each employ 11.5% of workers.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 26.9%, followed by professionals at 23.1% and labourers at 19.2%.
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 Yarrie Lake [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14506/yarrie-lake/topic/employment