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Jobs & Industry in Herbert

Name: Jobs & Industry in Herbert — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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

Construction is the biggest employer in Herbert, where a strong workforce sees 74.6% of adults working or looking for work. This is far above the national figure of 61.1%. With a very low unemployment rate of 2.7%, the area is much more active in the job market than most similar places.

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📍 Herbert, Suburb / Locality

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

The local job market is very strong, with 70.3% of people in full-time roles, which is far above the Australian figure of 58.9%. This high level of employment helps explain why the unemployment rate is just 2.7%, a little below both the state and national rates.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Construction leads the way for local industry at 15.5%, followed closely by public administration and safety at 14.2%. Other common sectors include education and training at 8.3% and health care and social assistance at 8.0%.

Industries people work in

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Herbert splits fairly evenly between Construction (16%) and Public administration & safety (15%), with Education & training at 9%.

Construction 15.5% Public administration & safety 14.2% Education & training 8.3% Health care & social assistance 8.0% Retail trade 7.4% Mining 6.5% Transport & warehousing 6.0% Manufacturing 4.4% Other services 4.3% Electricity, gas & water 3.4%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 22.5%, which aligns with the area's strong construction industry. Clerical and administrative staff are the next most common at 16.8%, followed by professionals at 14.3%.

Occupations people work in

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No single group dominates in Herbert — Technicians & trades leads at 23%, ahead of Clerical & administrative (17%) and Professionals (15%).

Technicians & trades 22.5% Clerical & administrative 16.8% Professionals 14.3% Managers 13.3% Community & personal service 8.7% Machinery operators & drivers 8.2% Labourers 7.5% Sales workers 6.5%

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 Herbert [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70123/herbert/topic/employment

Herbert	2.7%
0836, NT	3.2%
Northern Territory	5.6%
Australia	5.1%

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