11.8% ▲ +64.7%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 11.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Batchelor · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Batchelor
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 Batchelor than in most similar areas. While 61.3% of the workforce is in full-time roles, the area faces a significant challenge with an unemployment rate of 11.8%, which is well above both the Northern Territory and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 42.4% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below the Northern Territory and Australian averages. Those who are employed are more likely to be in full-time roles than in most similar areas, though this is still well below the Territory average.
42.4% ▼ -7.9%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.0%
- 2016: 49.6%
- 2021: 42.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.3% ▼ -15.6%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.6%
- 2016: 65.3%
- 2021: 61.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Education and training is the primary employer for 33.6% of the workforce. Other common industries include public administration and safety at 16%, and accommodation and food services at 12.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 30.3%, followed by labourers at 21.8%. People in community and personal service roles account for 12.6% of occupations.
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 Batchelor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70024/batchelor/topic/employment