14.1% ▲ +106.3%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 14.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Yelarbon · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Yelarbon
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Labourers make up the biggest slice of the workforce in Yelarbon, with 30.2% of workers in this role. The area faces significant challenges, as the unemployment rate is now 14.1% and the proportion of adults working or looking for work has dropped sharply since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 34.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. While full-time employment is at 58.5%, the unemployment rate is now 14.1%, well above the Queensland rate of 5.4%.
34.8% ▼ -51.0%
Lower than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 71.0%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 34.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.5% ▼ -4.1%
Higher than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 61.0%
- 2021: 58.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is split evenly between agriculture, forestry and fishing and retail trade, with both sectors employing 17.0% of people. Other common industries include education and training at 11.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Alongside the high number of labourers, machinery operators and drivers make up 17.0% of jobs. Sales workers account for 13.2%, followed by community and personal service workers at 11.3%.
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 Yelarbon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322138/yelarbon/topic/employment