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Jobs & Industry in Barunga

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

Daily life in Barunga is marked by a small workforce and significant job challenges. Only 32.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This low participation is paired with an unemployment rate of 11.3%, well above the national average.

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📍 Barunga, Suburb / Locality

Where Barunga sits — Unemployment rate

11.3% ▼ -65.1%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Barunga — higher than 91% of areas.

Barunga11.3%
0852, NT 15.3%
Northern Territory 5.6%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Just 32.4% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below the Northern Territory's 61.7%. Full-time employment is also low at 54.4%, while the unemployment rate of 11.3% is well above the 5.1% seen across Australia.

Unemployment rate

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11.3% ▼ -65.1%

Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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32.4% ▼ -29.6%

Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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54.4% ▼ -4.1%

Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Education and training is the main employer for those in work, accounting for 36.8% of jobs. Health care and social assistance follow at 16.2%, and public administration and safety make up 13.2%.

Industries people work in

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In Barunga, the largest group is Education & training at 38%, followed by Health care & social assistance (17%) and Public administration & safety (14%).

Education & training 36.8% Health care & social assistance 16.2% Public administration & safety 13.2% Administrative & support 8.8% Other services 8.8% Professional & technical 7.4% Retail trade 5.9%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Community and personal service workers make up 30.9% of the workforce, followed by professionals at 27.9%. Labourers account for 13.2% of roles, while managers and technicians and trades workers make up 7.4% and 5.9% respectively.

Occupations people work in

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Barunga splits fairly evenly between Community & personal service (33%) and Professionals (30%), with Labourers at 14%.

Community & personal service 30.9% Professionals 27.9% Labourers 13.2% Managers 7.4% Technicians & trades 5.9% Clerical & administrative 4.4% Machinery operators & drivers 4.4%

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 Barunga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70023/barunga/topic/employment