12.8% ▼ -42.4%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 44.4%
- 2021: 12.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wadeye · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wadeye
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A small number of people are in the workforce in Wadeye, but those who are employed often work full-time. While full-time work is far more common here than across Australia, the community faces a very high unemployment rate of 12.8%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 25.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure. For those who do have jobs, 71.6% are employed full-time, a rate much higher than most other areas.
25.4% ▼ -32.4%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.6%
- 2016: 36.1%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
71.6% ▼ -7.0%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 76.9%
- 2016: 74.6%
- 2021: 71.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is driven by the public sector, with education and training employing 28.1% of workers, followed by public administration and safety at 18.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 27.8%, while community and personal service workers make up 21.1% of the 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 Wadeye [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70275/wadeye/topic/employment