12.8% ▼ -43.7%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 44.4%
- 2021: 12.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wadeye · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Wadeye
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Wadeye has a very distinct employment profile compared to most similar areas. While the number of people working or looking for work is among the lowest at this level, those who are employed are much more likely to be in full-time roles than the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 25.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This is alongside an unemployment rate of 12.8%, which is well above the Northern Territory's 5.6%.
25.4% ▼ -32.8%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 37.8%
- 2016: 36.1%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
71.6% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 98% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 76.9%
- 2016: 74.6%
- 2021: 71.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is concentrated in a few key sectors, with education and training (28.1%) and public administration and safety (18.2%) being the most common industries.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 27.8%, followed by community and personal service workers at 21.1%.
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 Wadeye [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL715008/wadeye/topic/employment