1.3% ▼ -16.0%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 1.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Yulara · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
An unemployment rate of just 1.3% makes Yulara an area where almost everyone who can work has a job. This reflects a workforce that is far more active than in the rest of the Territory or the nation. Most residents are employed in full-time roles, creating a very high rate of steady work for the community.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is 77.7%, which is far above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also very common at 81.5%, far exceeding the 58.9% seen across Australia.
1.3% ▼ -16.0%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
77.7% ▲ +5.7%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
81.5% ▼ -5.4%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Tourism dominates the local economy, with 63.1% of people working in accommodation and food services. Other employers include transport and warehousing at 7.3%, and administrative and support services at 4.5%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service roles are the most common, accounting for 30.1% of jobs. Technicians and trades make up 16.2%, followed by labourers at 14.5% and managers at 14.2%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Yulara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70302/yulara/topic/employment