11.4% ▲ +95.0%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 11.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Yirrkala · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Yirrkala
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Among the lowest rates of workforce participation are found in Yirrkala, where only 40.6% of adults are working or looking for work. Despite this, those who are employed are overwhelmingly in full-time roles, with 75.1% of workers in these positions.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 11.4%, which is well above the Northern Territory's 5.6% and Australia's 5.1%. This stands as one of the highest rates among similar areas.
40.6% ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.3%
- 2016: 40.6%
- 2021: 40.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
75.1% ▲ +25.4%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.9%
- 2016: 68.8%
- 2021: 75.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Education and training is the most common industry at 27.1%, followed by arts and recreation at 14.9% and health care and social assistance at 12.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most frequent occupation at 34.8%, while 23.2% of the local workforce works in community and personal service.
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 Yirrkala [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70299/yirrkala/topic/employment