3.8% —
Lower than 83% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Yerrabi · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Yerrabi
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more adults are working or looking for work in Yerrabi than in most similar areas. This is a high-employment community where 74.9% of adults are active in the workforce, well above the national figure of 61.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is very common here, with 67.0% of the workforce in full-time roles, which is well above the Australian average. The unemployment rate is just 3.8%, a figure that is much lower than most other areas.
74.9% —
Higher than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 73.0%
- 2021: 74.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
67.0% —
Higher than 92% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 68.3%
- 2021: 67.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the largest employer in Yerrabi, accounting for 27.8% of jobs. Other significant sectors include professional and technical services at 10.8% and health care and social assistance at 10.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 28.7%, followed by managers at 16.5%. Clerical and administrative roles also account for a significant share of the local workforce at 15.3%.
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 Yerrabi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED80005/yerrabi/topic/employment