1.8% ▼ -30.2%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 1.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Yackandandah · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Yackandandah
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professional roles are the most common occupation in Yackandandah, making up 29% of the local workforce. This is a community where employment is steady, marked by an unemployment rate of just 1.8%, which is well below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 59.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little below the national figure. While unemployment is very low, full-time employment is also well below the state and national averages at 52.1%.
59.6% ▼ -7.3%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.3%
- 2016: 59.9%
- 2021: 59.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.1% ▼ -6.8%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.9%
- 2016: 57.2%
- 2021: 52.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 16.2%, followed by education and training at 13.4%. Other common industries include construction, public administration, and retail trade.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Beyond professionals, managers make up 18.4% of the workforce. Technicians and tradespeople account for 11.7%, while community service and clerical roles each represent around 10% of jobs.
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 Yackandandah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22889/yackandandah/topic/employment