26.6% ▲ +238.3%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 26.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ngaanyatjarraku · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Ngaanyatjarraku
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A sharp rise in unemployment to 26.6% defines the recent shift in Ngaanyatjarraku. While full-time work has grown, far fewer adults are now working or looking for work compared to a decade ago. This makes the local job market very different from the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 28.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment rose 11 points since 2011 to reach 52.9%, but the unemployment rate also climbed steeply to 26.6%, a figure far above the state average.
28.3% ▼ -38.0%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 45.6%
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.9% ▲ +26.2%
Lower than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 41.9%
- 2016: 53.2%
- 2021: 52.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Education and training is the most common industry at 24.9%, followed by public administration and safety at 22.6%. Other key sectors include arts and recreation at 15.8% and health care and social assistance at 14.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation for 38.9% of workers. Managers make up 17.2% of the workforce, while community and personal service workers account for 15.8%.
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 Ngaanyatjarraku [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA56620/ngaanyatjarraku/topic/employment