2.6% ▼ -6.1%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 2.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Yorklea · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Yorklea
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people in Yorklea are in the workforce compared to other areas, though those who are employed generally find stable work. Only 55.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is much lower than most areas at 50.7%, falling well below the New South Wales figure. However, the unemployment rate is only 2.6%, which is a little below the national average of 5.1%.
55.1% ▼ -12.2%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.8%
- 2016: 58.2%
- 2021: 55.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.7% ▼ -14.3%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.1%
- 2016: 49.2%
- 2021: 50.7%
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 21.5%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 14.6%. Retail trade and manufacturing also employ a notable share of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation group at 18.8%, while labourers make up 17.4% of workers. Other significant groups include community and personal service workers at 15.3% and technicians and trades at 13.2%.
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 Yorklea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14535/yorklea/topic/employment