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Papunya · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Papunya

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Just 30.3% of adults in Papunya are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure. This is a small workforce with an unemployment rate of 10.4%, well above both the Northern Territory and Australian averages.

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📍 Papunya, Suburb / Locality

Where Papunya sits — Unemployment rate

10.4% ▼ -44.9%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Papunya — higher than 90% of areas.

Papunya10.4%
0872 crosses NT/SA/WA 17.6%
Northern Territory 5.6%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Full-time employment is far below the Territory and national figures, with only 44.9% of the workforce in full-time roles. This is among the lowest levels for areas of this type.

Unemployment rate

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10.4% ▼ -44.9%

Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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30.3% ▼ -1.4%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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44.9% ▼ -18.0%

Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Public administration and safety is the most common industry at 27.0%, followed by health care and social assistance at 18.0% and education and training at 14.6%.

Industries people work in

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In Papunya, the largest group is Public administration & safety at 32%, followed by Health care & social assistance (21%) and Education & training (17%).

Public administration & safety 27.0% Health care & social assistance 18.0% Education & training 14.6% Retail trade 9.0% Arts & recreation 6.7% Agriculture, forestry & fishing 3.4% Construction 3.4% Other services 3.4%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professional roles are the most common occupation at 28.1%, with community and personal service workers making up another 27.0% of the workforce.

Occupations people work in

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Papunya splits fairly evenly between Professionals (34%) and Community & personal service (33%), with Managers at 12%.

Professionals 28.1% Community & personal service 27.0% Managers 10.1% Clerical & administrative 4.5% Sales workers 4.5% Labourers 4.5% Technicians & trades 3.4%

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 Papunya [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70218/papunya/topic/employment