0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Yarpturk · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Zero unemployment marks the current job market in Yarpturk, though few residents are actively working or looking for work. Only 49.1% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This suggests a small, specialised workforce where almost everyone seeking a job has found one.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is much lower than most areas at 49.1%. Full-time employment stands at 53.6%, which is well below both the Victorian and national figures.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
49.1% —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.6% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 39.3%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 14.3% and retail trade at 10.7%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is led by managers at 25%, while technicians, trades and labourers each make up 21.4% of occupations. Community and personal service workers account for 17.9%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Yarpturk [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22909/yarpturk/topic/employment