3.2% ▼ -50.4%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 3.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Marrakai · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Marrakai
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Marrakai compared to the rest of the country. While only 53.3% of adults are in the labour force, those who are employed are overwhelmingly in full-time roles, a figure well above the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The adult workforce is much smaller than in most areas, sitting well below the Northern Territory and national figures. However, the unemployment rate is quite low at 3.2%, which is a little below both the Territory and Australian rates.
53.3% ▼ -14.1%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.1%
- 2016: 59.0%
- 2021: 53.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.8% ▼ -9.3%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.6%
- 2016: 68.1%
- 2021: 65.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Nearly one in five people work in agriculture, forestry and fishing, making it the most common industry in Marrakai. Other notable employers include accommodation and food services at 9.6% and construction at 9.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 28.7%. This is followed by labourers at 12.9% and machinery operators and drivers at 11.7%.
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 Marrakai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70177/marrakai/topic/employment