17.4% ▲ +27.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2021: 17.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Yarrawonga · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A 12 point gap separates the unemployment rate in Yarrawonga from both the territory and national figures. This is a struggling job market where far fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to typical areas.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 54.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Northern Territory figure of 61.7%. This lower participation is paired with an unemployment rate of 17.4%, which is far above the national average of 5.1%.
17.4% ▲ +27.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
54.8% ▼ -22.8%
Lower than 68% 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 Professional & technical at 26%, ahead of Administrative & support (26%).
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common occupations people work in is Clerical & administrative at 26%, ahead of Machinery operators & drivers (26%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Yarrawonga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70298/yarrawonga/topic/employment