3.4% ▼ -53.2%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Yaroomba · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Yaroomba
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Yaroomba than in most similar areas, with 66.8% of the adult population active in the workforce. However, full-time employment is well below the national figure, meaning a higher proportion of the local workforce relies on part-time or casual roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 66.8% of adults are working or looking for work, only 49.8% are employed full-time, which is well below the 58.9% national average. This is paired with an unemployment rate of 3.4%, which is a little below the Australian figure of 5.1%.
66.8% ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.9%
- 2016: 69.0%
- 2021: 66.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.8% ▼ -14.3%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.1%
- 2016: 52.1%
- 2021: 49.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for residents at 15.1%, followed by construction at 12.5% and education and training at 10.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation here at 29.5%, while managers make up 15.4% and technicians and trades workers account for 14.2% of the workforce.
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 Yaroomba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33206/yaroomba/topic/employment