0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Yarrowyck · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Yarrowyck
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Employment patterns in Yarrowyck have remained steady since 2011, though the area is now defined by a very low unemployment rate of 0.0%. The workforce is diverse, with a quarter of residents working in agriculture, forestry, and fishing.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 50.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. However, those in the workforce are mostly employed full-time, and the area's unemployment rate is well below the New South Wales average.
50.7% ▼ -23.9%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.7%
- 2016: 56.3%
- 2021: 50.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.8% ▼ -9.1%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.7%
- 2016: 58.3%
- 2021: 58.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry at 25.0%, followed by health care and social assistance at 22.1%. Other significant employers include education and training at 16.2% and retail trade at 8.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly 30% of workers are managers, making it the most common occupation in the area. Professionals make up 17.6% of the workforce, while community and personal service roles account for 14.7%.
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 Yarrowyck [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14510/yarrowyck/topic/employment