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Yorke Island · Urban Centre

Jobs & Industry in Yorke Island

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

A massive gap in employment separates Yorke Island from the rest of the country, with far fewer adults working or looking for work than the national figure. While 62.7% of those employed work full-time, the overall participation rate is among the lowest in the region.

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📍 Yorke Island, Urban Centre

Where Yorke Island sits — Unemployment rate

15.0% ▲ —

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Yorke Island — higher than 91% of areas.

Yorke Island15.0%
4875, QLD 7.3%
Queensland 5.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Only 32.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the 61.1% national figure. This comes alongside a high unemployment rate of 15%, a figure that has risen 15 points since 2011.

Unemployment rate

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15.0% ▲ —

Higher than 91% of urban centre areas.

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

Labour-force participation

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32.6% ▼ -36.5%

Lower than 94% of urban centre areas.

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

Employed full-time

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62.7% ▼ -4.6%

Higher than 81% of urban centre areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

The local workforce is concentrated in government and community services, with 39.2% working in public administration and safety and 21.6% in education and training.

Industries people work in

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In Yorke Island, the largest group is Public administration & safety at 42%, followed by Education & training (23%) and Health care & social assistance (17%).

Public administration & safety 39.2% Education & training 21.6% Health care & social assistance 15.7% Accommodation & food 9.8% Transport & warehousing 7.8%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Common roles on the island include community and personal service workers at 33.3%, followed by professionals who make up 23.5% of the workforce.

Occupations people work in

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In Yorke Island, the largest group is Community & personal service at 36%, followed by Professionals (26%) and Labourers (19%).

Community & personal service 33.3% Professionals 23.5% Labourers 17.6% Managers 5.9% Clerical & administrative 5.9% Sales workers 5.9%

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 Yorke Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322139/yorke-island/topic/employment