2.7% ▲ —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 2.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mataranka · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mataranka
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of people work full-time in Mataranka than across Australia, with 65.7% in full-time roles. While this is well above the national figure, the overall number of adults working or looking for work is lower than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 54.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below both the Territory and national figures. However, the unemployment rate is low at 2.7%, sitting a little below the Australian average of 5.1%.
54.7% ▼ -0.1%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.7%
- 2016: 41.4%
- 2021: 54.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.7% ▼ -21.4%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 83.6%
- 2016: 63.6%
- 2021: 65.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 36.5% of the workforce. Other common employers include public administration and safety at 13.8%, and education and training at 11%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 29.8%, followed by managers at 18.2% and professionals at 13.3%.
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 Mataranka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70179/mataranka/topic/employment