23.4% ▼ -31.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.9%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 23.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ngukurr · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Ngukurr
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
An unemployment rate of 23.4% is far above the national figure in Ngukurr. This is a place where very few adults are working or looking for work, and those who are employed often find roles in community services or education.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 28.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the figures for the Northern Territory and Australia. Full-time employment stands at 56.5%, which is far below the territory average.
28.2% ▼ -41.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.8%
- 2016: 33.9%
- 2021: 28.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.5% ▲ +2.7%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.0%
- 2016: 34.9%
- 2021: 56.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Education and training is the main industry here, employing 30.4% of the workforce. Other common sectors include public administration and safety at 13.7%, and health care and social assistance at 11.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 27.4%, followed closely by community and personal service workers at 24.4%. Labourers make up 12.5% of the workforce, while managers and clerical staff each account for 8.9%.
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 Ngukurr [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70207/ngukurr/topic/employment