11.4% ▲ +108.0%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 11.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Yirrkala · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Yirrkala
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment in Yirrkala has climbed 15 percentage points since 2011 to reach 75.1%. This is a significant shift in a place where only 40.6% of adults are currently working or looking for work. While many have secure full-time roles, the local unemployment rate has also risen to 11.4% since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A far lower share of adults are working or looking for work here than in the rest of Australia, where the figure is 61.1%. For those employed, 75.1% are in full-time roles, which is far above the national figure of 58.9%. However, the unemployment rate of 11.4% is well above both the territory and national averages.
40.6% ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 42.5%
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 40.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
75.1% ▲ +25.9%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 59.7%
- 2016: 60.5%
- 2021: 75.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Education and training is the biggest employer in the area, making up 27.1% of jobs. Other common industries include arts and recreation at 14.9%, health care and social assistance at 12.7%, and public administration and safety at 12.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 34.8%, followed by community and personal service workers at 23.2%. Managers make up 12.7% of the workforce, while 11% work in clerical and administrative roles.
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 Yirrkala [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL721016/yirrkala/topic/employment