10.6% ▼ -31.8%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 10.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Beswick · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Beswick
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Few adults are working or looking for work in Beswick, where only 21.8% of the adult population is in the labour force. This is among the lowest levels for similar areas, with a high unemployment rate of 10.6% and very few full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 21.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Northern Territory figure of 61.7%. Full-time employment is also far below the national rate, while the 10.6% unemployment rate is well above the Australian average.
21.8% ▼ -33.7%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.9%
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
48.1% ▲ +23.9%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.8%
- 2016: 60.5%
- 2021: 48.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The workforce is concentrated in three main sectors, with 33.8% of people working in education and training, while public administration, safety, health care, and social assistance each account for 23.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 32.5%, followed closely by community and personal service workers who make up 29.9% 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 Beswick [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70031/beswick/topic/employment