4.9% ▲ +34.0%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 4.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wulagi · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wulagi
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A strong working rate marks Wulagi, where 66.9% of adults are working or looking for work. This is well above both the Northern Territory and national figures, with a high proportion of these residents employed in full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is more common here than in most areas. While the 4.9% unemployment rate is about the same as the national figure, 64.7% of the workforce is employed full-time, which is well above the Australian average.
66.9% ▼ -0.4%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.2%
- 2016: 70.4%
- 2021: 66.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.7% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.9%
- 2016: 69.6%
- 2021: 64.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the biggest employer for Wulagi residents at 19.7%. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 14.4%, and education and training at 10.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 21.3%. This is followed by clerical and administrative roles at 15.9% and technicians and trades 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 Wulagi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70294/wulagi/topic/employment