15.7% ▲ +1.0%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 15.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tanami · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Tanami
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Tanami than in most other similar areas. Only 31.9% of the adult population is in the labour force, a figure that has fallen by 16 points since 2011. This makes the local job market much smaller and more fragile than the rest of the Territory.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 15.7%, which is far above the Northern Territory figure of 5.6%. Full-time employment has also dropped, falling to 55% since 2011, leaving this area well below the national level.
31.9% ▼ -34.0%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 48.4%
- 2016: 37.4%
- 2021: 31.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.0% ▼ -6.4%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 58.8%
- 2016: 59.5%
- 2021: 55.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the biggest employer at 28.0%, followed by health care and social assistance at 16.1% and education and training at 15.8%. Retail trade and mining also employ around 10% of the workforce each.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service workers make up the largest group at 26.6%, while professionals account for 23.1%. Labourers, managers, and technicians or tradespeople make up the rest of the 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 Tanami [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/702011053/tanami/topic/employment