5.9% ▼ -35.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 5.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Yabulu · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Yabulu
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Construction is the biggest employer in Yabulu, where 18.4% of the workforce is employed in the sector. While full-time work is more common here than in most areas, the overall number of adults working or looking for work is well below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is higher than most areas at 61.9%, yet the unemployment rate is much higher than most areas at 5.9%. This contrasts with the overall working rate, which is well below the Australian figure of 61.1%.
55.4% ▼ -8.6%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.6%
- 2016: 53.4%
- 2021: 55.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.9% ▼ -13.1%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.2%
- 2016: 62.5%
- 2021: 61.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond construction, health care and social assistance employ 14.5% of the local workforce. Other common industries include retail trade at 8.4%, followed by manufacturing and transport at 7.7% each.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 20%, followed by labourers at 17.1%. Machinery operators and drivers also represent a significant 16.1% of the local occupations.
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 Yabulu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33193/yabulu/topic/employment