1.5% ▼ -75.2%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 1.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Yellingbo · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Yellingbo
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 Yellingbo compared to the rest of the country. This active workforce is underpinned by a very low unemployment rate of just 1.5%, which is well below the national figure of 5.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 66.7% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well above both Victoria and Australia. Full-time employment sits at 59.5%, which is about the same as the state and national averages.
66.7% ▼ -2.9%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.6%
- 2016: 66.1%
- 2021: 66.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.5% ▲ +0.3%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.3%
- 2016: 61.4%
- 2021: 59.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry here, employing 22.5% of the workforce. Other significant sectors include health care and social assistance at 8.9%, followed by retail and education, both at 7.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades people make up the largest group of workers at 28.5%. Managers are also common at 18.4%, while professionals and clerical staff account for 11.4% and 10.4% respectively.
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 Yellingbo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22925/yellingbo/topic/employment