2.4% ▲ +123.0%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 2.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Jabiru · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Jabiru
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Accommodation and food services is the most common industry for workers in Jabiru (L). This is a highly active workforce where 69.9% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well above the national average. Full-time employment is particularly strong here, with 75.6% of the population in full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Employment rates are very high, and the 2.4% unemployment rate is much lower than most areas. The number of people working full-time has risen 9.9 percentage points since 2011, leaving Jabiru far above the Australian figure of 58.9%.
69.9% ▲ +8.3%
Higher than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 64.6%
- 2016: 67.1%
- 2021: 69.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
75.6% ▲ +15.0%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 65.7%
- 2016: 73.1%
- 2021: 75.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several key sectors, with 16.5% in accommodation and food, 16% in public administration and safety, and 15.1% working in mining.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 19%, followed closely by professionals at 17.8% and technicians and trades people at 17.3%.
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 Jabiru [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL721009/jabiru/topic/employment