1.7% ▼ -11.7%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 1.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tindal · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Tindal
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A huge 85.8% of working-age adults in Tindal are employed or seeking work, which is far above the national figure. This high level of activity is matched by a very low unemployment rate of 1.7%, making it a place where the vast majority of the adult population is in the workforce.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is very common here at 77.9%, a figure well above the Northern Territory average. This reflects a workforce that is much more active than in most other similar areas.
85.8% ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 82.7%
- 2016: 78.1%
- 2021: 85.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
77.9% ▲ +13.0%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.9%
- 2016: 82.8%
- 2021: 77.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the dominant employer, accounting for 72.3% of jobs. Other smaller sectors include health care and social assistance at 6.9% and education and training at 6.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 28.7%, followed by community and personal service workers at 24.0% and professionals at 16.3%.
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 Tindal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70258/tindal/topic/employment