10.6% ▼ -31.8%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 10.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wugular (Beswick) · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Wugular (Beswick)
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Low employment rates shape daily life in Wugular (Beswick), where only 21.8% of adults are working or looking for work. While full-time employment has risen by 10 points since 2011, the area still faces an unemployment rate of 10.6%, which is well above both the Territory and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Far fewer adults here work or seek work compared to the rest of the country, with the rate sitting at 21.8%. Full-time work is also much lower than most areas at 48.1%, despite a recent upward trend.
21.8% ▼ -34.1%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 33.0%
- 2016: 33.9%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
48.1% ▲ +27.3%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 37.8%
- 2016: 60.8%
- 2021: 48.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Work in the area is heavily concentrated in services, with a third of the workforce in education and training, while public administration and health care each account for 23.4% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 32.5%, followed closely by community and personal service workers at 29.9%.
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 Wugular (Beswick) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL721015/wugular/topic/employment