4.6% ▲ +204.1%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Yugar · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Yugar
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Yugar than in most similar areas, reaching 66.4%. While more people are active in the job market, the proportion of full-time roles is well below both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 66.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. However, full-time employment is lower than most areas at 53.9%, and the unemployment rate is 4.6%, which is about the same as the rest of Australia.
66.4% ▼ -0.1%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.4%
- 2016: 66.6%
- 2021: 66.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.9% ▼ -16.5%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.6%
- 2016: 57.7%
- 2021: 53.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 18.6%. Other major sectors include health care and social assistance at 12.3%, followed by professional and technical services at 8.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals and managers make up the largest groups of workers, at 22.1% and 21.1% respectively. Technicians and tradespeople account for another 15.7% 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 Yugar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33225/yugar/topic/employment