2.8% ▲ +2.9%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 2.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
The Gap · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in The Gap
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment has risen significantly in The Gap, with 75.5% of the workforce now in permanent roles. This is far above the national figure and reflects a strong local job market where more adults are working or looking for work than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here, with 69.7% of adults active in the labour force. This is well above the Northern Territory figure, while the unemployment rate of 2.8% is a little below both the state and national averages.
69.7% ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.3%
- 2016: 68.4%
- 2021: 69.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
75.5% ▼ -0.1%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 75.6%
- 2016: 74.7%
- 2021: 75.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the dominant industry, employing 38% of the workforce. Other common sectors include public administration and safety at 11.4%, and retail trade at 8.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 35.3%, which helps explain the high concentration of health and social assistance workers. Community and personal service roles make up another 17.1% of jobs.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for The Gap
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in The Gap [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70253/the-gap/topic/employment