7.6% ▲ +135.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 7.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Yelarbon · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Yelarbon
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Employment patterns in Yelarbon have remained steady since 2011, though it now faces a much lower workforce rate than most similar areas. Only 46.1% of adults are working or looking for work, while the local unemployment rate of 7.6% is a little above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Far fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state. While 57.8% of the workforce is employed full-time, the unemployment rate is much higher than in most other areas.
46.1% ▼ -11.3%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.0%
- 2016: 41.1%
- 2021: 46.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.8% ▼ -5.9%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.5%
- 2016: 64.8%
- 2021: 57.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry, employing 35.8% of the workforce. Other common sectors include transport and warehousing at 11%, followed by education and health care at 9.2% each.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 23.9%, followed closely by managers at 22%. Technicians and tradespeople account for 14.7% of the local 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 Yelarbon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33216/yelarbon/topic/employment