4.8% ▲ +42.6%
Lower than 53% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 4.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Sanderson · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Sanderson
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Sanderson than in most other areas. While 66.4% of adults are in the workforce, the proportion of those in full-time roles has fallen since 2011 to 65.6%. This is well above the national figure, though it remains lower than the Northern Territory average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate sits at 4.8%, which is about the same as the national figure and the rest of the Territory. However, the number of people working or looking for work has dipped by 3.4 percentage points over the last decade.
66.4% ▼ -4.8%
Higher than 78% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 69.8%
- 2016: 74.2%
- 2021: 66.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.6% ▼ -7.3%
Higher than 89% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 70.7%
- 2016: 76.3%
- 2021: 65.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the biggest employer in Sanderson, making up 17.3% of the workforce. Health care and social assistance follow at 14.6%, with education and training accounting for 9.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals are the most common occupation at 20.1%, followed by clerical and administrative roles at 15.8%. Technicians and trades people make up 14.1% of the local workforce.
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 Sanderson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED70023/sanderson/topic/employment