8.2% ▲ +149.8%
Higher than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 8.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Yangan · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Yangan
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More than eight per cent of working-age people in Yangan are unemployed, a rate well above the national figure. While full-time work has risen since 2011, fewer adults are now working or looking for work compared to a decade ago. This shift highlights a challenging local job market where finding steady employment can be difficult.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate of 8.2% is much higher than most similar areas and well above the Queensland figure of 5.4%. While full-time employment rose 5.1 percentage points since 2011 to 55.1%, the overall number of adults working or looking for work fell to 56.3%.
56.3% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 60.7%
- 2016: 51.9%
- 2021: 56.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.1% ▲ +10.3%
Lower than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 50.0%
- 2016: 56.3%
- 2021: 55.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Retail trade is the most common industry for local workers at 14.1%. Education, health care, and social assistance each account for 12.8% of the workforce, followed by manufacturing at 10.3% and construction at 9.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is led by machinery operators and drivers at 21.8%, alongside labourers who make up 16.7%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 11.5%, while managers and sales workers both sit at 10.3%.
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 Yangan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322137/yangan/topic/employment