4.1% ▲ +48.9%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Yarrambat · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Yarrambat
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 Yarrambat compared to the rest of the country. Around 66.8% of adults are in the labour force, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. This shows a strong local drive toward employment.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While more adults are active in the workforce here, the typical full-time employment rate of 57.4% is a little below the national figure. The unemployment rate is 4.1%, which is a little below the Australian average.
66.8% ▼ -4.1%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.7%
- 2016: 65.6%
- 2021: 66.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.4% ▼ -0.5%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.7%
- 2016: 59.3%
- 2021: 57.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers, accounting for 22.7% of jobs. Health care and social assistance follow at 10.6%, while retail trade makes up 8.2% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 19.8%. Technicians and trades workers make up 18.4% of the population, followed closely by managers at 17.9%.
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 Yarrambat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22916/yarrambat/topic/employment