4.8% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 4.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Yeronga · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Yeronga
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 Yeronga compared to the rest of the country. Around 66.4% of adults are active in the labour force, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. This workforce is largely led by a strong presence of professionals and those working in healthcare.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here, with a rate of 66.4% that sits well above Queensland's 61.6%. The unemployment rate is 4.8%, which is about the same as the national figure of 5.1%.
66.4% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.1%
- 2016: 63.2%
- 2021: 66.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.6% ▼ -9.5%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.7%
- 2016: 63.2%
- 2021: 57.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Healthcare and social assistance is the biggest employer at 17.3%, followed by professional and technical services at 14.1% and education and training at 12.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation for 39.5% of workers. Managers make up another 14.3%, while clerical and administrative roles account for 13.6%.
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 Yeronga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33220/yeronga/topic/employment