3.1% ▼ -19.0%
Lower than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 3.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Fong Lim · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Fong Lim
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more adults are working or looking for work in Fong Lim than in the rest of the Northern Territory. The area shows a strong employment profile, with 76.3% of adults in the labour force and a very high proportion of full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 76.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also very common at 71.7%, while the unemployment rate of 3.1% is a little below the Australian average.
76.3% ▲ +32.1%
Higher than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 57.8%
- 2016: 74.2%
- 2021: 76.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
71.7% ▼ -2.4%
Higher than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 73.5%
- 2016: 76.4%
- 2021: 71.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the most common industry here, accounting for 19.4% of jobs. Other significant sectors include health care and social assistance at 12.8%, and accommodation and food services at 10.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
One in four people work as professionals, and 16.1% are managers. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 14.1% and clerical or administrative staff at 14.0%.
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 Fong Lim [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED70012/fong-lim/topic/employment