38.0% ▲ +182.8%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 42.5%
- 2021: 38.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Angurugu · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Angurugu
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Job opportunities in Angurugu have shifted as the unemployment rate has climbed to 38%, which is among the highest for any similar area. Only 31% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that sits far below both the Northern Territory and national levels.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 60.8% of those employed work full-time, this is well below the Territory figure. Unemployment is very high at 38%, which is far above the national rate of 5.1%.
31.0% ▼ -30.8%
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.7%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.8% ▼ -8.2%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.2%
- 2016: 62.0%
- 2021: 60.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the main employer for 35.4% of the workforce. Education and health care each employ 9.2% of people, followed by construction and retail trade at 8.5% each.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 24.6%. Labourers account for 20.8% and community and personal service workers make up 20% 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 Angurugu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70011/angurugu/topic/employment