Nightcliff · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Jobs & Industry in Nightcliff

Name: Jobs & Industry in Nightcliff — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

High employment rates define the daily life of Nightcliff, where 74.1% of adults are working or looking for work. This is far above both the Northern Territory and national figures, marking it as one of the most active workforces in the region.

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📍 Nightcliff, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Unemployment is very low at 3.2%, which is a little below the national figure and has fallen since 2011. While full-time work is much more common here than in most areas, the 65.4% rate is well below the Territory average.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Health care and social assistance is the main employer for 22.2% of residents, followed by public administration and safety at 16.9%. Other common industries include education and training, and professional and technical services.

Industries people work in

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No single group dominates in Nightcliff — Health care & social assistance leads at 23%, ahead of Public administration & safety (18%) and Education & training (10%).

Health care & social assistance 22.2% Public administration & safety 16.9% Education & training 9.3% Professional & technical 7.5% Accommodation & food 6.8% Construction 6.4% Retail trade 5.6% Other services 3.7% Transport & warehousing 3.3% Administrative & support 3.0%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 34.8%, with managers and community and personal service workers also common. Clerical and administrative roles, as well as technicians and trades, round out the most frequent jobs.

Occupations people work in

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In Nightcliff, the largest group is Professionals at 36%, followed by Community & personal service (15%) and Managers (12%).

Professionals 34.8% Community & personal service 14.9% Managers 11.5% Clerical & administrative 11.0% Technicians & trades 9.9% Sales workers 6.2% Labourers 5.9% Machinery operators & drivers 3.8%

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 Nightcliff [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/701021025/nightcliff/topic/employment

Nightcliff	3.2%
0810, NT	4.1%
Northern Territory	5.6%
Australia	5.1%

Where Nightcliff sits — Unemployment rate