21.7% ▼ -33.9%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.8%
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 21.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Nganmarriyanga · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Nganmarriyanga
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Employment patterns have shifted in Nganmarriyanga, where a very small number of people are now in the workforce. Only 34.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This is a struggling job market where unemployment is among the highest for similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 21.7%, which is far above the Northern Territory's 5.6%. This lack of work is reflected in the low number of full-time roles, with only 36.8% of the population employed full-time.
34.7% ▼ -33.9%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.5%
- 2016: 41.2%
- 2021: 34.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
36.8% ▼ -44.9%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.7%
- 2016: 50.7%
- 2021: 36.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Education and training is the most common industry here at 32.4%, followed by retail trade at 26.5% and public administration and safety at 19.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common jobs are labourers at 29.4% and sales workers at 20.6%, while 16.2% of the workforce are in community and personal service roles.
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 Nganmarriyanga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70206/nganmarriyanga/topic/employment