2.2% ▼ -20.6%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 2.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Marlow Lagoon · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Marlow Lagoon
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much higher employment levels than most similar areas define Marlow Lagoon. A huge 78.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the national figure of 61.1%. This creates a strong local workforce where the vast majority of residents are employed.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working life is stable here, with a low unemployment rate of 2.2%, well below the Northern Territory's 5.6%. Full-time work is particularly common, as 72.3% of the workforce is employed full-time—far above the Australian average of 58.9%.
78.2% ▼ -1.1%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 79.1%
- 2016: 78.5%
- 2021: 78.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
72.3% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 77.6%
- 2016: 75.7%
- 2021: 72.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the biggest employer at 18.5%, followed by construction at 15.3%. Other common sectors include retail trade at 8.2% and health care and social assistance at 6.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 22%, alongside clerical and administrative roles at 17.8%. Technicians and trades (17.6%) and professionals (16.2%) also represent a large part 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 Marlow Lagoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70176/marlow-lagoon/topic/employment