Yuendumu · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Yuendumu

Name: Jobs & Industry in Yuendumu — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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

Public administration and safety is the biggest employer in Yuendumu, where 26.6% of workers are in this field. While many of those who do work are in full-time roles, the overall number of adults working or looking for work is very low compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Yuendumu, Suburb / Locality

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Only 31.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. For those in the workforce, the unemployment rate is 17.5%, among the highest for similar areas and far above the national average.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Beyond public administration, nearly one in five workers is in education and training, with 13.7% in health care and social assistance. Other employers include media and telecommunications at 10.1% and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 5.0%.

Industries people work in

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In Yuendumu, the largest group is Public administration & safety at 30%, followed by Education & training (22%) and Health care & social assistance (15%).

Public administration & safety 26.6% Education & training 19.4% Health care & social assistance 13.7% Media & telecommunications 10.1% Agriculture, forestry & fishing 5.0% Retail trade 5.0% Professional & technical 3.6% Other services 3.6% Arts & recreation 2.9%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 34.5%, followed by community and personal service workers at 20.9%. Managers account for 16.5% of roles, while 10.8% are in clerical and administrative work.

Occupations people work in

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In Yuendumu, the largest group is Professionals at 34%, followed by Community & personal service (21%) and Managers (16%).

Professionals 34.5% Community & personal service 20.9% Managers 16.5% Clerical & administrative 10.8% Technicians & trades 5.8% Labourers 5.8% Sales workers 3.6% Machinery operators & drivers 3.6%

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 Yuendumu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70301/yuendumu/topic/employment

Yuendumu	17.5%
0872 crosses NT/SA/WA	17.6%
Northern Territory	5.6%
Australia	5.1%

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