2.0% ▲ —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 2.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Yannathan · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Yannathan
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Yannathan than in most similar areas. This is a strong job market where 65.3% of people are employed full-time, a figure well above the national average. The area's employment levels have remained robust compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working life is steady here, with 65.9% of adults working or looking for work. This is well above the 61.1% national figure, and the unemployment rate of 2.0% is much lower than most areas.
65.9% ▼ -1.1%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.7%
- 2016: 69.9%
- 2021: 65.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.3% ▲ +7.6%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.7%
- 2016: 69.0%
- 2021: 65.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the primary industry, employing 27.3% of the workforce. Construction follows at 13.3%, while accommodation and food services make up 8.0% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Management roles are the most common, held by 24.7% of workers. Labourers (17.3%), technicians and trades (16.0%), and clerical staff (14.0%) also make up large parts of the local workforce.
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 Yannathan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22906/yannathan/topic/employment