14.2% ▲ +39.1%
Higher than 95% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 14.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
East Arnhem · Sub-region (SA3)
Jobs & Industry in East Arnhem
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in East Arnhem, where 16.5% of workers are in this field. While those who do have jobs are more likely to work full-time than the national figure, far fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 41.6% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that has fallen 14 points since 2011 and is far below the national rate. The unemployment rate is 14.2%, which is well above both the Territory and Australian figures.
41.6% ▼ -25.3%
Lower than 95% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 55.7%
- 2016: 44.2%
- 2021: 41.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
67.6% ▲ +3.4%
Higher than 92% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 65.3%
- 2016: 66.0%
- 2021: 67.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Employment is spread across several key sectors, with health care and social assistance (16.5%) and education and training (15.3%) leading the way. Mining also plays a significant role, employing 14.1% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
One in four workers is a professional, making up 25.3% of the local workforce. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 15.7% and technicians and trades people at 13.6%.
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 East Arnhem [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/70204/east-arnhem/topic/employment