60.0% ▲ +20.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.0%
- 2016: 63.6%
- 2021: 60.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Thamarrurr · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Thamarrurr
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A staggering 60% unemployment rate marks the job market in Thamarrurr, which is far above the national figure. While a small number of adults are working or looking for work, those who do have jobs are overwhelmingly in full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 36.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Northern Territory's 61.7%. However, 81.8% of those employed work full-time, a figure far above the national average of 58.9%.
36.2% ▲ +20.8%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 36.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
81.8% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Most of the local workforce is employed in education and training (36.4%) or health care and social assistance (22.7%). Construction accounts for another 18.2% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service roles are the most common, making up 40.9% of occupations. Professionals account for 22.7%, while machinery operators and drivers make up 18.2% 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 Thamarrurr [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70252/thamarrurr/topic/employment