4.7% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 4.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Fly Creek · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Fly Creek
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Fly Creek compared to the national figure. While 70.2% of the local adult population is active in the workforce, the national rate is 61.1%. This creates a strong employment profile for the area.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is high at 66.7%, which is well above the Australian figure of 58.9%. The unemployment rate is 4.7%, which is about the same as both the Northern Territory and Australia.
70.2% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 60.9%
- 2021: 70.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
66.7% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 70.0%
- 2021: 66.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with construction being the most common industry at 13.1%. Education and training (11.1%) and mining (10.1%) also make up significant portions of the local economy.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades people make up the largest group of workers at 26.3%. Professionals follow at 19.2%, while clerical and administrative roles account for 15.2% of jobs.
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 Fly Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70102/fly-creek/topic/employment