5.1% ▲ +23.4%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 5.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Yangebup · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Yangebup
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Working rates have climbed steadily since 2011 in Yangebup, where 69% of adults are now employed or looking for work. This level of activity is well above the national figure of 61.1%, though the area faces a higher unemployment rate than most similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Most of the local workforce is employed full-time at 61.8%, which is slightly above both the state and national figures. However, the 5.1% unemployment rate is higher than in most similar areas.
69.0% ▼ -1.5%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.1%
- 2016: 68.5%
- 2021: 69.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.8% ▼ -5.0%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.1%
- 2016: 63.7%
- 2021: 61.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 13.6%, followed by construction at 11.7% and retail trade at 9.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades people make up the largest group of workers at 19.4%, while professionals account for 17.6% 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 Yangebup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51670/yangebup/topic/employment