42.9% —
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Yuelamu · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Yuelamu
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Education and training is the most common industry for workers in Yuelamu (L), where 34.8% of employed people work in this sector. This is a sparsely populated area where only 31% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 42.9%, which is far above both the Northern Territory and national figures. Full-time employment is also very low at 17.4%, placing Yuelamu among the lowest areas for this measure.
31.0% —
Lower than 96% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
17.4% —
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Aside from education, many residents work in public administration and safety (30.4%). Other common roles are in retail trade and health care and social assistance, both at 17.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service workers make up 43.5% of the workforce. Managers and professionals each account for 17.4% of roles, while labourers make up 13%.
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 Yuelamu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL722040/yuelamu/topic/employment