0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Yarrawalla · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Yarrawalla
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A huge 91.5% of workers in Yarrawalla are employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing, making farming the heart of daily life here. This reliance on the land is matched by a very strong work rate, with 80% of adults working or looking for work.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far above the national figure at 80.9%. This high level of activity is reflected in the unemployment rate, which is well below the state and national figures at 0.0%.
80.0% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 46.2%
- 2021: 80.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
80.9% —
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 69.4%
- 2021: 80.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing dominate the local economy, employing 91.5% of the workforce. A small number of people, about 6.4%, work in professional and technical roles.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is mainly made up of managers (48.9%) and labourers (34.0%). Around 6.4% of residents work as clerical and administrative staff or as machinery operators and drivers.
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 Yarrawalla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22918/yarrawalla/topic/employment