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Jobs & Industry in Tiwi Islands

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

A staggering 15% unemployment rate marks the job market in the Tiwi Islands, which is well above the figures for both the Northern Territory and Australia. While many of the local workforce hold stable full-time roles, far fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to most other areas.

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📍 Tiwi Islands, Suburb / Locality

Where Tiwi Islands sits — Unemployment rate

15.0% ▲ +166.3%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Tiwi Islands — higher than 97% of areas.

Tiwi Islands15.0%
0822, NT 18.0%
Northern Territory 5.6%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Only 45.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. However, those who do have jobs are often in full-time positions, at 70.6%, which is far above the Australian average.

Unemployment rate

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15.0% ▲ +166.3%

Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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45.5% ▼ -5.9%

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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70.6% ▲ +0.6%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Employment is heavily concentrated in a single sector, with 78.4% of people working in education and training. Other smaller roles are found in arts and recreation, while no one in the area works in mining, manufacturing, or agriculture.

Industries people work in

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In Tiwi Islands, Education & training is the majority at 93%; Arts & recreation is next at 7%.

Education & training 78.4% Arts & recreation 5.9%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Nearly half of workers are employed in community and personal service roles. Professionals make up 19.6% of the workforce, followed by technicians and trades at 17.6% and labourers at 11.8%.

Occupations people work in

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In Tiwi Islands, the largest group is Community & personal service at 42%, followed by Professionals (18%) and Technicians & trades (16%).

Community & personal service 45.1% Professionals 19.6% Technicians & trades 17.6% Labourers 11.8% Clerical & administrative 7.8% Managers 5.9%

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 Tiwi Islands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70263/tiwi-islands/topic/employment