13.5% ▼ -28.2%
Higher than 91% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 13.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Roper Gulf · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Roper Gulf
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A gap of nearly 30 percentage points separates the working population in Roper Gulf from the national figure. While 63.4% of those employed work full-time, only 31.8% of adults are working or looking for work. This is among the lowest rates for any similar area in the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to 2011, yet the unemployment rate has fallen to 13.5%. This figure remains well above both the Northern Territory and national rates.
31.8% ▼ -36.1%
Lower than 98% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 49.7%
- 2016: 37.5%
- 2021: 31.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.4% ▲ +9.9%
Higher than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 57.7%
- 2016: 61.7%
- 2021: 63.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Education and training is the biggest employer at 20%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 16.6% and public administration and safety at 14.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 22.3%, while 18.5% of workers are in community and personal service and 15.9% are labourers.
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 Roper Gulf [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA73600/roper-gulf/topic/employment