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Yarrabah · Urban Centre

Jobs & Industry in Yarrabah

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

A far lower proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Yarrabah compared to the rest of the country. Only 35.6% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This struggle is reflected in a very high unemployment rate of 38.8%.

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📍 Yarrabah, Urban Centre

Where Yarrabah sits — Unemployment rate

38.8% —

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Yarrabah — higher than 99% of areas.

Yarrabah38.8%
4871, QLD 9.1%
Queensland 5.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

The unemployment rate is among the highest for similar areas and sits far above the national figure of 5.1%, though it fell 6.7 points since 2016. Full-time employment is also well below the state average at 50.0%.

Unemployment rate

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38.8% —

Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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35.6% —

Lower than 90% of urban centre areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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50.0% —

Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Most of the local workforce is employed in health care and social assistance (31.6%) or public administration and safety (28.9%). Education and training also make up a significant part of the economy at 19.5%.

Industries people work in

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Yarrabah splits fairly evenly between Health care & social assistance (34%) and Public administration & safety (31%), with Education & training at 21%.

Health care & social assistance 31.6% Public administration & safety 28.9% Education & training 19.5% Construction 5.3% Professional & technical 2.1% Retail trade 1.6% Administrative & support 1.6% Arts & recreation 1.6%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Community and personal service roles are the most common occupation at 28.9%. Professionals make up 22.6% of workers, followed by labourers at 15.3% and clerical and administrative staff at 13.2%.

Occupations people work in

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In Yarrabah, the largest group is Community & personal service at 30%, followed by Professionals (23%) and Labourers (16%).

Community & personal service 28.9% Professionals 22.6% Labourers 15.3% Clerical & administrative 13.2% Technicians & trades 10.0% Managers 5.3% Sales workers 1.6%

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 Yarrabah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315108/yarrabah/topic/employment