2.6% ▲ +139.5%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 2.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Woolner · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Woolner
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Woolner than in most other areas. This workforce is very strong, with a typical unemployment rate of only 2.6%, which is well below the Northern Territory figure. Full-time employment is also much more common here than across the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common for 83.5% of adults, which is far above the national figure of 61.1%. This strong activity is reflected in full-time employment, which at 74.5% is far above the Australian average.
83.5% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 85.6%
- 2016: 83.5%
- 2021: 83.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
74.5% ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 77.3%
- 2016: 80.3%
- 2021: 74.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 16.2%, followed closely by public administration and safety at 15.6%. Other main industries include accommodation and food services at 10.6% and education at 8.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 24.9%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 16.4% and managers at 15.7%.
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 Woolner [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70293/woolner/topic/employment