3.0% ▲ +3.1%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 3.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Yowie Bay · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Yowie Bay
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high proportion of residents in Yowie Bay are working or looking for work, though fewer hold full-time roles compared to the rest of the country. Most of the local workforce is employed in professional or managerial positions, creating a community with a strong focus on high-skill careers.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the national figure of 61.1%. While the unemployment rate is 3.0%, slightly lower than the national 5.1%, full-time employment at 53.3% is well below the Australian average of 58.9%.
62.7% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.3%
- 2016: 64.6%
- 2021: 62.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.3% ▼ -8.8%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.4%
- 2016: 60.4%
- 2021: 53.3%
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 for workers here at 12.0%. This is followed by construction at 11.3% and education and training at 10.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals and managers make up nearly half of the local workforce, at 27.9% and 21.0% respectively. Other common roles include clerical and administrative workers at 15.1% and technicians and trades at 10.4%.
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 Yowie Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14537/yowie-bay/topic/employment