3.8% ▲ +5.4%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wanguri · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wanguri
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Wanguri, where 16.8% of the workforce is in this field. The area has a strong employment rate, with the typical adult working or looking for work more often than in the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 66.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also high at 63.8%, though this is well below the Northern Territory average.
66.4% ▼ -4.8%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.8%
- 2016: 64.9%
- 2021: 66.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.8% ▼ -7.3%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.8%
- 2016: 69.5%
- 2021: 63.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond health care, many residents work in public administration and safety (13.7%) and education and training (10.7%). Other common industries include accommodation and food services and retail trade.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 26.2%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff, managers, and community and personal service workers.
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 Wanguri [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70280/wanguri/topic/employment