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Yalata · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Yalata

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

A high unemployment rate of 20.5% shapes the daily economic life of Yalata. This is far above the national figure of 5.1%, and far fewer people here are in the workforce compared to the rest of the state.

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📍 Yalata, Suburb / Locality

Where Yalata sits — Unemployment rate

20.5% ▲ +34.6%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Yalata — higher than 99% of areas.

Yalata20.5%
5690, SA 5.3%
South Australia 5.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Only 34.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the South Australian figure of 60.0%. Full-time employment is also very low at 39.7%, falling far below the national average of 58.9%.

Unemployment rate

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20.5% ▲ +34.6%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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34.3% ▲ +54.3%

Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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39.7% ▼ -42.6%

Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 33.8%, followed by education and training at 23.5%. Other services and retail trade both account for 10.3% of the workforce.

Industries people work in

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In Yalata, the largest group is Health care & social assistance at 35%, followed by Education & training (25%) and Retail trade (11%).

Health care & social assistance 33.8% Education & training 23.5% Retail trade 10.3% Other services 10.3% Administrative & support 7.4% Public administration & safety 5.9% Construction 4.4%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Community and personal service workers make up 33.8% of the local workforce, while professionals account for 29.4%. Managers and clerical workers also make up a significant share at 14.7% and 13.2% respectively.

Occupations people work in

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Yalata splits fairly evenly between Community & personal service (35%) and Professionals (31%), with Managers at 15%.

Community & personal service 33.8% Professionals 29.4% Managers 14.7% Clerical & administrative 13.2% Labourers 4.4%

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 Yalata [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41669/yalata/topic/employment