28.2% ▲ +370.1%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 28.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Nemarluk · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Nemarluk
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A small number of residents are working or looking for work in Nemarluk, but unemployment is very high. While 62.1% of the workforce is in full-time roles, the local job market is struggling with a 28.2% unemployment rate.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 19.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the figures for the NT and Australia. Among those in the workforce, the unemployment rate is far above the national figure, sitting at 28.2%.
19.3% ▼ -59.8%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.1%
- 2016: 44.6%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.1% ▲ +45.9%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.6%
- 2016: 58.3%
- 2021: 62.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for workers are other services at 34.5% and education and training at 31.0%. Agriculture, forestry and fishing and retail trade both account for 17.2% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly a quarter of workers are managers, with professionals making up another 20.7%. Labourers account for 13.8% of the local 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 Nemarluk [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70204/nemarluk/topic/employment