3.0% ▲ +25.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 3.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Yass River · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Yass River
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Public administration and safety is the most common employer in Yass River, where 20.2% of workers are employed in these fields. This area has a very active workforce, with a much higher proportion of adults working or looking for work than in most other similar regions.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 70.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the New South Wales figure. Full-time employment is also common at 62.6%, while the unemployment rate of 3.0% is a little below the national figure.
70.3% ▼ -2.0%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.7%
- 2016: 73.9%
- 2021: 70.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.6% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.2%
- 2016: 68.0%
- 2021: 62.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Employment is spread across several sectors, with 11.5% in agriculture, forestry and fishing, and 11.1% in construction. Other significant industries include professional and technical services at 9.9% and education and training at 9.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 22.9%, followed by managers at 18.7%. Technicians and trades people account for 13.0% of the workforce, while clerical and administrative roles make up 12.6%.
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 Yass River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14512/yass-river/topic/employment