3.7% ▲ —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Yarrowitch · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Yarrowitch
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Over 71% of the workforce in Yarrowitch is employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. This reliance on the land shapes a local economy where full-time work is far more common than in the rest of the state. It is a small but specialized employment hub focused on primary production.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is very high at 66.7%, which is well above the national figure of 58.9%. However, the overall proportion of adults working or looking for work is 55.5%, well below both the state and national averages.
55.5% ▼ -7.8%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.2%
- 2016: 49.0%
- 2021: 55.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
66.7% ▲ +2.6%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.0%
- 2016: 62.9%
- 2021: 66.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing dominate the local economy at 71.4%. Other smaller employers include wholesale trade at 8.3% and health care and social assistance at 7.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is led by managers, who make up 56% of all occupations. Labourers represent the next largest group at 14.3%, followed by professionals at 9.5%.
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 Yarrowitch [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14509/yarrowitch/topic/employment