0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Yalca · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Yalca than in most similar areas. This is reflected in a remarkably strong local job market, with an unemployment rate of 0.0%. While most of the workforce is in agriculture, the community shows a high level of professional and managerial involvement.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 67.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment sits at 56.3%, a little below the state average.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
67.2% ▼ -10.5%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.3% ▼ -15.0%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing dominate the local economy, employing 54.6% of the workforce. Other notable sectors include education and training at 7.6% and manufacturing at 6.7%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is led by managers, who make up 47.9% of jobs. Labourers account for 13.4%, while professionals, technicians, and service workers each make up 9.2%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Yalca [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22890/yalca/topic/employment