6.9% ▲ +152.5%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 6.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Alice Springs · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Alice Springs
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment is far more common in Alice Springs than in the rest of the country. While a high 70% of the workforce holds full-time roles, the area also faces a higher unemployment rate of 6.9% compared to the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is about the same as the Northern Territory and Australian figures. However, unemployment is a little above the state and national levels.
60.9% ▲ +25.6%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.5%
- 2016: 42.6%
- 2021: 60.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
70.0% ▲ +0.1%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.9%
- 2016: 68.1%
- 2021: 70.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the largest employer at 22.5%, followed by accommodation and food services at 18.3%. Other significant sectors include retail trade and other services, each employing 9.2% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
A large portion of the local workforce holds leadership or specialist roles, with managers making up 20.8% and professionals 17.5% of all occupations. Clerical and administrative staff follow at 15.8%.
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 Alice Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70005/alice-springs/topic/employment