4.3% ▲ +76.7%
Lower than 69% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Namatjira · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Namatjira
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Public administration and safety is the most common employer in Namatjira, where nearly 20% of the workforce is employed in this sector. While a high proportion of working residents have full-time roles, the overall number of adults working or looking for work is much lower than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 50.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1% and has fallen 21 points since 2011. However, those who are employed are often in full-time roles, at 69.9%, which is far above the Australian average.
50.3% ▼ -29.0%
Lower than 89% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 70.9%
- 2016: 45.7%
- 2021: 50.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
69.9% ▼ -3.5%
Higher than 97% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 72.4%
- 2016: 66.5%
- 2021: 69.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is led by public administration and safety (19.9%) and health care and social assistance (18.7%). Other common industries include education and training at 9.8%, construction at 7.5%, and retail trade at 6.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 21.8%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers (18.3%), clerical and administrative staff (13.1%), managers (13.1%), and technicians and trades (12.6%).
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 Namatjira [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED70019/namatjira/topic/employment