35.1% ▲ —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 36.5%
- 2021: 35.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Yarralin · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Public administration and safety is the biggest employer in Yarralin, where 37.1% of workers are in this field. This small community faces significant job challenges, with an unemployment rate of 35.1% which is far above the national figure.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 49.7% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below both the Northern Territory and Australia. Full-time employment is also well below the national average at 54.8%, while unemployment is among the highest for similar areas.
35.1% ▲ —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
49.7% ▲ +12.2%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.8% ▲ +9.7%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is concentrated in public administration and safety, while education and health care and social assistance each employ 16.1% of people. Other smaller shares include accommodation and food at 6.5% and retail trade at 4.8%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service workers make up 25.8% of the local workforce. Professionals follow at 21.0%, with labourers accounting for 19.4% and managers for 12.9%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Yarralin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70297/yarralin/topic/employment