5.1% ▼ -40.1%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 5.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Pine Creek · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Pine Creek
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A small number of residents are in the workforce in Pine Creek, with only 37.7% of adults working or looking for work. This is far below the Northern Territory figure of 61.7%. The local economy relies heavily on a mix of tourism, government services, and mining.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 37.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is among the lowest levels for similar areas. Full-time employment is also far below the territory average at 53.2%, while the unemployment rate is 5.1%, about the same as the national figure.
37.7% ▼ -38.1%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.9%
- 2016: 58.4%
- 2021: 37.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.2% ▼ -27.4%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.3%
- 2016: 61.0%
- 2021: 53.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are accommodation and food services at 18.1%, followed by public administration and safety at 16.0% and mining at 13.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 20.2%, with technicians and tradespeople following at 19.1% and professionals at 16.0%.
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 Pine Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70224/pine-creek/topic/employment