4.6% —
Lower than 57% of urban area areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Yeppoon · Urban Area
Jobs & Industry in Yeppoon
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Yeppoon, where 13.4% of workers are in this field. Most adults here have steady work, with full-time employment sitting slightly above the national figure. It is a balanced job market where the unemployment rate is about the same as across Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 59.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little below the national figure. However, those who are employed are more likely to be in full-time roles than in most other areas.
59.4% —
Higher than 57% of urban area areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.5% —
Higher than 72% of urban area areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several key sectors, with health care leading at 13.4%, followed by education and training at 11.8%. Mining and construction both employ 10.3% of the population.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18.6%, while technicians and tradespeople follow closely at 17.3%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 13.4%.
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 Yeppoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/3019/yeppoon/topic/employment