19.0% ▲ +122.7%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 19.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Pirlangimpi · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Very few adults in Pirlangimpi are working or looking for work compared to other similar areas. While the workforce is small, those who are employed are much more likely to have full-time roles than the national average. However, the area faces a significant challenge with an unemployment rate that is far above the Northern Territory and Australian figures.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 35.7% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below the national average of 61.1%. Among those who do work, 74.6% are in full-time roles, which is well above the Northern Territory's 68.7%, though the unemployment rate is far above the national figure at 19.0%.
19.0% ▲ +122.7%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
35.7% ▼ -36.0%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
74.6% ▲ +29.6%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is led by public administration and safety, which employs 31.7% of people. Retail trade, education and training, and health care and social assistance each account for 15.9% of jobs.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 28.6%, followed closely by community and personal service workers at 27.0%. Other common roles include labourers at 15.9% and sales workers at 12.7%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Pirlangimpi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70226/pirlangimpi/topic/employment