1.3% ▲ +39.5%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 1.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
0885, NT · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 0885, NT
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment in postcode 0885 fell by 12 percentage points since 2011 to reach 70.7%. Despite this drop, the area maintains a very strong work rate, with far more adults working or looking for work than the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A huge 76% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the national figure of 61.1%. The unemployment rate is very low at 1.3%, well below the Northern Territory's 5.6%.
76.0% ▼ -10.0%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 84.5%
- 2016: 80.1%
- 2021: 76.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
70.7% ▼ -14.1%
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 82.3%
- 2016: 75.4%
- 2021: 70.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the dominant industry here, accounting for 34.3% of jobs. Other common sectors include education and training at 12%, and public administration and safety at 10.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 22.8%. This is followed by technicians and trades at 15.7% and machinery operators and drivers at 14.4%.
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 0885, NT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA0885/0885-nt/topic/employment