9.6% ▼ -29.8%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 9.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Nauiyu · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower share of adults are working or looking for work in Nauiyu compared to the rest of the country. Only 40% of adults are in the labour force, which is about 21 points below the national figure. Despite this, those who are employed are more likely to have full-time roles than the typical Australian.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Unemployment is high here at 9.6%, which is well above the national figure of 5.1%. While full-time employment is much higher than in most similar areas, it remains well below the Northern Territory average.
9.6% ▼ -29.8%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
40.0% ▼ -17.5%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.0% ▲ +27.9%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Most of the local workforce is employed in Education and training (39.5%) or Health care and social assistance (24.4%). Other common industries include Retail trade at 11.6%, followed by Construction and Arts and recreation at 7% each.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 29.1%, with Community and personal service workers following at 26.7%. Managers account for 12.8% of roles, while Sales workers and Machinery operators each make up 10.5%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Nauiyu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70203/nauiyu/topic/employment