29.4% ▲ +488.5%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 29.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wurrumiyanga (Nguiu) · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Wurrumiyanga (Nguiu)
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly one in three people who are working or looking for work in Wurrumiyanga (Nguiu) are currently unemployed. This community faces significant employment challenges, with a much lower proportion of adults in the workforce compared to the rest of the Territory.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 34% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. The unemployment rate has risen sharply since 2011 to reach 29.4%, and full-time employment has fallen to 51.3%.
34.0% ▼ -9.9%
Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 37.8%
- 2016: 38.2%
- 2021: 34.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.3% ▼ -10.6%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 57.4%
- 2016: 47.3%
- 2021: 51.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Education and training is the main employer here, accounting for 29.2% of jobs. Other common industries include public administration and safety at 17.7% and health care and social assistance at 12.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 27.7%, followed by community and personal service workers at 20.7%. Managers, labourers and clerical staff also make up significant portions of the local workforce.
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 Wurrumiyanga (Nguiu) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL715009/wurrumiyanga/topic/employment