25.8% ▼ -50.8%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.5%
- 2016: 35.5%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
Yongala · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Only 25.8% of adults in Yongala are working or looking for work, which is far lower than the figures for South Australia and the rest of the country. This means a small minority of the adult population is active in the local job market.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is far below the national figure of 61.1%, sitting among the lowest for similar areas.
25.8% ▼ -50.8%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries people work in is Agriculture, forestry & fishing at 31%, ahead of Education & training (19%).
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common occupations people work in is Professionals at 44%, ahead of Managers (25%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Yongala [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41687/yongala/topic/employment