10.3% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 10.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Yellow Pinch · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A huge gap exists between Yellow Pinch and the rest of the country, with a typical full-time employment rate far below the national figure. Only 55.8% of adults are working or looking for work, and the local unemployment rate of 10.3% is well above the Australian average.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is rare here, at just 35.7%, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.0%. This contributes to a high unemployment rate of 10.3%, well above both the state and national figures.
10.3% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
55.8% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
35.7% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
One in four workers is employed in retail trade, which is the most common industry. Professional and technical services, as well as health care and social assistance, each account for 14.3% of jobs.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service roles are the most common occupation at 21.4%. Other significant groups include technicians and trades at 17.9% and labourers at 14.3%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Yellow Pinch [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14519/yellow-pinch/topic/employment