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Yelgun · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Yelgun

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

A 9.8% unemployment rate makes Yelgun one of the areas with the highest joblessness in the region. Far fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state and the nation, and full-time employment is notably low.

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📍 Yelgun, Suburb / Locality

Where Yelgun sits — Unemployment rate

9.8% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Yelgun — higher than 89% of areas.

Yelgun9.8%
2483, NSW 5.4%
New South Wales 4.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Only 54.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also far below the Australian average, sitting at just 45.7%.

Unemployment rate

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9.8% —

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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54.7% —

Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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45.7% —

Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

The local workforce is most active in health care and social assistance at 19.6%. Other common industries include construction and accommodation and food, both at 10.9%.

Industries people work in

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In Yelgun, the largest group is Health care & social assistance at 27%, followed by Construction (15%) and Accommodation & food (15%).

Health care & social assistance 19.6% Construction 10.9% Accommodation & food 10.9% Agriculture, forestry & fishing 8.7% Manufacturing 8.7% Retail trade 6.5% Education & training 6.5%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professional roles are the most common occupation at 30.4%, followed by community and personal service workers at 26.1% and managers at 13.0%.

Occupations people work in

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Yelgun splits fairly evenly between Professionals (33%) and Community & personal service (29%), with Managers at 14%.

Professionals 30.4% Community & personal service 26.1% Managers 13.0% Clerical & administrative 8.7% Technicians & trades 6.5% Labourers 6.5%

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 Yelgun [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14517/yelgun/topic/employment