18.9% ▲ +23.4%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 18.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gunbalanya · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Gunbalanya
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high unemployment rate of 18.9% marks the job market in Gunbalanya, which is far above the national figure. While many of those who do work are employed full-time, a much smaller proportion of adults are working or looking for work compared to most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 36.3% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below the Northern Territory and national rates. The unemployment rate is among the highest at this level, sitting far above the national figure of 5.1%.
36.3% ▼ -13.5%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.9%
- 2016: 37.2%
- 2021: 36.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.1% ▲ +8.6%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.3%
- 2016: 72.1%
- 2021: 61.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the main employer here, accounting for 32.4% of jobs. Other common industries include education and training at 11.5% and health care and social assistance at 9.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 32.1%. Community and personal service workers follow at 17.9%, while labourers account for 11.8% of the local workforce.
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 Gunbalanya [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70115/gunbalanya/topic/employment