4.2% ▲ +113.1%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Parap · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Parap
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much higher numbers of working adults than most similar areas define Parap. A striking 74.2% of adults here are either employed or looking for work, with a very high proportion of the workforce in full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far above the national figure at 69%. While the unemployment rate of 4.2% is higher than in most similar areas, it remains a little below the Northern Territory average.
74.2% ▲ +3.5%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.7%
- 2016: 71.7%
- 2021: 74.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
69.0% ▼ -5.6%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.1%
- 2016: 77.5%
- 2021: 69.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the biggest employer at 19.8%. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 12.3%, followed by education and training at 9.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 29.8%. Managers are the second most common role at 17.8%, while clerical and administrative workers account for 13.4% of the 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 Parap [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70219/parap/topic/employment