7.3% ▲ +73.3%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 7.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Yandaran · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More than two-thirds of workers in Yandaran are in full-time roles, which is well above the national figure. While full-time work is common, the total number of adults working or looking for work is far below the Queensland average. This creates a unique job market where most who are employed have steady, full-time hours.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment reaches 66.9% here, well above the 58.9% national figure. However, only 47.0% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Australian average. The unemployment rate is 7.3%, a little above the national figure of 5.1%.
7.3% ▲ +73.3%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
47.0% ▼ -13.7%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
66.9% ▲ +1.3%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main industry, employing 25.4% of the workforce. Health care and social assistance follow at 12.2%, while manufacturing and education both account for 8.8%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common occupation at 17.7%, followed closely by managers and technicians and trades, who both make up 17.1% of workers. Professionals account for 13.3% of the local workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Yandaran [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33199/yandaran/topic/employment