0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Yarrowford · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very high proportion of working adults defines daily life in Yarrowford, where 65.9% are employed or seeking work. While the area has a strong attachment to the workforce, full-time roles are less common than in the rest of the country.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is much more common here than in the state or nation. Notably, the unemployment rate is 0.0%, which is well below the national figure of 5.1%, though full-time employment at 53.7% is well below the Australian average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
65.9% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.7% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main industry for 25.9% of workers. Construction follows at 11.1%, with public administration and safety accounting for 9.3% of the local workforce.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly 30% of people in Yarrowford work as managers. This is followed by labourers at 18.5%, while professionals and sales workers each make up 11.1% of occupations.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Yarrowford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14508/yarrowford/topic/employment