5.8% ▲ +146.2%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 5.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Yarragon South · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Yarragon South
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A smaller share of adults are in the workforce in Yarragon South compared to other regions, with only 56.5% working or looking for work. This is well below both the Victorian and national figures. The local job market also faces more challenges, as the unemployment rate is much higher than in most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 56.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Full-time employment is also low at 55.9%, and the 5.8% unemployment rate is much higher than most similar areas.
56.5% ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.0%
- 2016: 53.9%
- 2021: 56.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.9% ▼ -3.0%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.6%
- 2016: 54.1%
- 2021: 55.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Education and training is the most common industry for local workers at 16.7%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 13.7%. Health care and social assistance accounts for 11.8% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 21.6%, with managers making up another 20.6%. Sales workers account for 13.7% 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 Yarragon South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22914/yarragon-south/topic/employment