6.1% ▼ -21.2%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 6.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Yatte Yattah · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher unemployment rate of 6.1% marks the job market in Yatte Yattah. While the number of adults working or looking for work is about the same as the state figure, full-time employment is notably low. This creates a workforce that is less stable than in most other similar areas.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is scarce here, with only 50.5% of the workforce in full-time roles, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.0%. Around 58.6% of adults are working or looking for work, though the unemployment rate is a little above the state average.
6.1% ▼ -21.2%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
58.6% ▼ -6.9%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.5% ▲ +1.1%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the biggest employer at 22.0%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 14.3%. Other common industries for local workers include retail trade at 12.1% and professional and technical services at 9.9%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 27.5%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative positions at 15.4%, technicians and trades at 13.2%, and professionals at 12.1%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Yatte Yattah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14515/yatte-yattah/topic/employment