12.2% ▲ +32.7%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 12.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Yennora · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Yennora
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A struggling local job market defines Yennora, where unemployment is 12.2%, well above the national figure of 5.1%. Only 30.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is among the lowest rates seen in similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is well above the New South Wales figure of 4.9%. Full-time work is also far less common here than across Australia, with only 47.8% of the workforce in full-time roles.
30.3% ▼ -18.7%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.3%
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 30.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
47.8% ▼ -26.8%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.3%
- 2016: 58.4%
- 2021: 47.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 11.6%, followed by retail trade at 9.8% and construction at 9.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals and clerical staff each make up about 18% of workers. These are followed by machinery operators and drivers at 14.0% and technicians and trades at 12.7%.
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 Yennora [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14524/yennora/topic/employment