26.9% ▲ +194.3%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 26.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tiwi Islands · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Tiwi Islands
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A gap of 22 percentage points separates the unemployment rate in the Tiwi Islands from the national figure. This area faces significant job challenges, with only 34.9% of adults working or looking for work. While some find employment in local services, the unemployment rate has climbed steeply to 26.9% since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is much less common here than elsewhere, falling to 34.9% since 2011. Full-time employment is also far below the Northern Territory's 68.7%, sitting at just 55.2%.
34.9% ▼ -21.1%
Lower than 96% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 44.2%
- 2016: 37.3%
- 2021: 34.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.2% ▼ -5.2%
Lower than 80% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 58.2%
- 2016: 50.2%
- 2021: 55.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Education and training is the biggest employer at 29.9%, followed by public administration and safety at 17.7% and health care and social assistance at 12.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 26.0%, while community and personal service workers make up 23.4% 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 Tiwi Islands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA74050/tiwi-islands/topic/employment