66.7% ▲ +344.4%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2021: 66.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
Lake Mackay · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Lake Mackay than in most similar areas. About 66.7% of adults are active in the labour force, which is a well above the national figure.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
With 66.7% of adults working or looking for work, Lake Mackay sits well above both the Northern Territory (61.7%) and Australia (61.1%) figures.
66.7% ▲ +344.4%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries people work in is Arts & recreation at 94%, ahead of Agriculture, forestry & fishing (31%).
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common occupations people work in is Clerical & administrative at 38%, ahead of Professionals (19%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Lake Mackay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70154/lake-mackay/topic/employment