14.8% ▲ +248.7%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 14.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kakadu · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kakadu
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A huge 14.8% unemployment rate marks the job market in Kakadu, which is well above both the territory and national figures. While the area has a very high proportion of full-time workers, far fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to most other places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is high at 73.1%, far above the Australian figure of 58.9%. However, the overall number of adults working or looking for work is much lower than the national rate, at just 55.2%.
55.2% ▼ -9.6%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.0%
- 2016: 46.8%
- 2021: 55.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
73.1% ▲ +27.8%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.2%
- 2016: 50.5%
- 2021: 73.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Tourism and leisure dominate the local economy, with 34.3% of people working in accommodation and food and 26.9% in arts and recreation.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 29.1%, followed by community and personal service workers who make up 17.9% of the 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 Kakadu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70140/kakadu/topic/employment