3.0% ▼ -3.2%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 3.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bees Creek · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bees Creek
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Bees Creek than in most similar areas. A huge 68.3% of the population are employed full-time, which is well above the national figure. This high level of employment is paired with a low unemployment rate of 3.0%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 66.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above both the Northern Territory and national figures. The unemployment rate is 3.0%, sitting a little below the state and national rates.
66.8% ▲ +5.9%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.1%
- 2016: 71.0%
- 2021: 66.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
68.3% ▼ -1.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.0%
- 2016: 72.3%
- 2021: 68.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the most common industry at 15.5%, followed closely by construction at 14.6%. Retail trade, education, and health care also employ significant portions of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 19.7%. Managers and professionals both account for 14.3% of the workforce, while clerical and administrative roles follow at 13.1%.
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 Bees Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70026/bees-creek/topic/employment