4.0% ▲ +60.1%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 4.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Marrara · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Marrara
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Public administration and safety is the biggest employer in Marrara, where 18.6% of workers are in this field. The area has a strong workforce, with 64.8% of adults working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far above the Australian average at 69.9%. The unemployment rate is 4.0%, which is a little below both the Northern Territory and national figures.
64.8% ▼ -12.2%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.9%
- 2016: 67.7%
- 2021: 64.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
69.9% ▼ -3.0%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.1%
- 2016: 74.8%
- 2021: 69.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond public safety, the main industries for workers are health care and social assistance at 12%, and education and training at 9.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 20.5%, followed by clerical and administrative staff at 18.2% and managers at 17.3%.
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 Marrara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70178/marrara/topic/employment