3.1% ▼ -12.5%
Lower than 82% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 3.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Northern Areas · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Northern Areas
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing employ a huge 26.2% of the workforce in Northern Areas. This makes the local economy stand out from most other regions. While the number of adults working or looking for work has dipped, the area maintains a very low unemployment rate.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 3.1%, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 5.1%. However, the proportion of adults working or looking for work is 56.8%, well below both the state and national rates.
56.8% ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 59.2%
- 2016: 56.1%
- 2021: 56.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.0% ▼ -6.5%
Lower than 61% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 62.0%
- 2016: 59.0%
- 2021: 58.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond the strong presence of agriculture, health care and social assistance is the next biggest employer at 13.3%. Education and training and retail trade each employ about 8.5% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 27.0%. Professionals follow at 13.8%, while technicians and trades people account for 13.3% 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 Northern Areas [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA45120/northern-areas/topic/employment