4.6% ▼ -5.7%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Yokine · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Yokine
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very high number of adults in Yokine are working or looking for work, sitting at 68.1%. This is well above both the state and national figures. The local workforce is largely employed in full-time roles, with a strong presence of professionals and healthcare workers.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 68.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is much higher than most similar areas. Full-time employment is also a little above the national figure at 61.8%, while the unemployment rate is 4.6%, which is about the same as the rest of the country.
68.1% ▲ +6.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.8%
- 2016: 63.7%
- 2021: 68.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.8% ▼ -6.2%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.9%
- 2016: 63.5%
- 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 15.3%. Other major sectors include professional and technical services at 10.1%, followed by retail trade, education, and construction.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 29.0%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 13.6%, and technicians and tradespeople at 12.6%.
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 Yokine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51688/yokine/topic/employment