4.6% ▲ +17.4%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tiwi · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Tiwi
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professional roles and public services drive the local economy in Tiwi, where 65.8% of the workforce is in full-time employment. While this rate is well above the national figure, the overall proportion of adults working or looking for work is lower than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 58.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Northern Territory average. The unemployment rate is 4.6%, a figure that has barely changed since 2011 and sits about the same as the national rate.
58.7% ▼ -2.5%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 60.2%
- 2016: 59.9%
- 2021: 58.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.8% ▼ -8.2%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 71.7%
- 2016: 68.4%
- 2021: 65.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 25.2%, followed by public administration and safety at 15.0% and education and training at 11.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are common here, making up 34.3% of jobs, while clerical and administrative positions account for 13.2% 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 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/701021027/tiwi/topic/employment