5.1% ▲ +163.9%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 5.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wagait Beach · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wagait Beach
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Just over half of adults in Wagait Beach are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure. The area has a workforce that mirrors national patterns for full-time employment, though it struggles with a higher unemployment rate than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 54.7% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well below both the Northern Territory and Australia. While full-time employment is about the same as the national rate, the unemployment rate of 5.1% is higher than most similar areas.
54.7% ▼ -15.2%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.5%
- 2016: 64.5%
- 2021: 54.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.1% ▼ -5.3%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.4%
- 2016: 67.1%
- 2021: 59.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the main employer here, making up 20.4% of jobs. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 10.2% and retail trade at 9.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 23.1%. This is followed by clerical and administrative roles at 17.7%, while managers and technicians and trades each account for 16.1% 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 Wagait Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70276/wagait-beach/topic/employment