28.1% ▲ +974.4%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 28.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Indulkana · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Indulkana
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Few of the adults in Indulkana are currently working or looking for work, with only 35.2% in the labour force. This is far below the national figure, and the area has seen a sharp rise in unemployment to 28.1% since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working life has become more difficult here, as the number of adults working or looking for work fell 28 points since 2011. Full-time employment is far below the state average at 37.9%, while the unemployment rate is among the highest for similar areas.
35.2% ▼ -43.9%
Lower than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 62.7%
- 2016: 53.3%
- 2021: 35.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
37.9% ▼ -25.7%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 51.0%
- 2016: 46.2%
- 2021: 37.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Education and training is the most common industry for those employed, making up 36.4% of the workforce. Other key sectors include arts and recreation at 25.8%, and both health and public administration at 15.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
More than half of the workers are professionals, accounting for 54.5% of occupations. The rest of the workforce is mainly made up of labourers at 19.7% and community and personal service workers at 15.2%.
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 Indulkana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422022/indulkana/topic/employment