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Yalata · Urban Centre

Jobs & Industry in Yalata

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

Nearly half of all workers in Yalata are employed in health care and social assistance. This reflects a local economy where a huge proportion of the workforce supports the community, though the number of adults working or looking for work has dropped sharply to just 30.4%.

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📍 Yalata, Urban Centre

Where Yalata sits — Unemployment rate

23.6% —

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Yalata — higher than 98% of areas.

Yalata23.6%
5690, SA 5.3%
South Australia 5.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

The number of adults working or looking for work fell by 36 points since 2016, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Unemployment is also very high at 23.6%, far above the South Australian rate of 5.4%.

Unemployment rate

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23.6% —

Higher than 98% of urban centre areas.

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

Labour-force participation

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30.4% —

Lower than 96% of urban centre areas.

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

Employed full-time

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42.4% —

Lower than 96% of urban centre areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Health care and social assistance is the main employer at 49.2%, followed by education and training at 18.6%. Other roles are split between retail trade and other services, both at 11.9%.

Industries people work in

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In Yalata, the largest group is Health care & social assistance at 43%, followed by Education & training (16%) and Retail trade (10%).

Health care & social assistance 49.2% Education & training 18.6% Retail trade 11.9% Other services 11.9% Administrative & support 8.5% Public administration & safety 8.5% Construction 5.1%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Community and personal service workers make up 35.6% of the workforce, alongside a large group of professionals at 30.5%. Managers and clerical staff account for 16.9% and 15.3% respectively.

Occupations people work in

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Yalata splits fairly evenly between Community & personal service (34%) and Professionals (30%), with Managers at 16%.

Community & personal service 35.6% Professionals 30.5% Managers 16.9% Clerical & administrative 15.3% Labourers 5.1%

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 Yalata [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422063/yalata/topic/employment