5.1% ▲ +80.1%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 5.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Yorketown · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Yorketown
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A small proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Yorketown, with only 40.1% active in the labour force. This figure is far below both the state and national figures and has dropped by 31 points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the national figure at 49.6%, a figure that has fallen 11 points over the last decade. The unemployment rate is 5.1%, which is about the same as the Australian average.
40.1% ▼ -43.7%
Lower than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 71.2%
- 2016: 40.6%
- 2021: 40.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.6% ▼ -17.8%
Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 60.3%
- 2016: 45.1%
- 2021: 49.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Retail trade is the most common industry here at 16.4%, followed by accommodation and food services at 10.6%. Other notable sectors include health care and social assistance at 9.7% and education and training at 8.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 18.1%, with labourers following at 15.9%. Community and personal service workers account for 13.3% of the local workforce.
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 Yorketown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL421043/yorketown/topic/employment