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Daguragu - Kalkarindji · Urban Centre

Jobs & Industry in Daguragu - Kalkarindji

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

A high unemployment rate of 24.5% marks the job market in Daguragu - Kalkarindji, which is far above the national figure. While full-time work has risen slightly since 2011, the number of adults working or looking for work has fallen sharply. This creates a challenging economic landscape for the community.

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📍 Daguragu - Kalkarindji, Urban Centre

Where Daguragu - Kalkarindji sits — Unemployment rate

24.5% ▲ +131.5%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Daguragu - Kalkarindji — higher than 98% of areas.

Daguragu - Kalkarindji24.5%
0852, NT 15.3%
Northern Territory 5.6%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Only 38.3% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below both the Northern Territory and Australia. This is alongside a high unemployment rate of 24.5%, which has risen 14 points since 2011.

Unemployment rate

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24.5% ▲ +131.5%

Higher than 98% of urban centre areas.

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

Labour-force participation

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38.3% ▼ -27.4%

Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.

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

Employed full-time

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61.8% ▲ +5.0%

Higher than 78% of urban centre areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Education and training is the most common industry here at 22.7%. Public administration and safety, and health care and social assistance, both employ 17.3% of the workforce.

Industries people work in

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In Daguragu - Kalkarindji, the largest group is Education & training at 25%, followed by Public administration & safety (19%) and Health care & social assistance (19%).

Education & training 22.7% Public administration & safety 17.3% Health care & social assistance 17.3% Construction 10.9% Other services 6.4% Retail trade 5.5% Agriculture, forestry & fishing 4.5% Arts & recreation 3.6% Accommodation & food 2.7%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Community and personal service workers make up 26.4% of the workforce. Professionals follow closely at 24.5%, with labourers accounting for 23.6% of jobs.

Occupations people work in

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Daguragu - Kalkarindji splits fairly evenly between Community & personal service (26%) and Professionals (25%), with Labourers at 24%.

Community & personal service 26.4% Professionals 24.5% Labourers 23.6% Managers 9.1% Technicians & trades 6.4% Clerical & administrative 3.6% Machinery operators & drivers 3.6% Sales workers 2.7%

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 Daguragu - Kalkarindji [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL721004/daguragu-kalkarindji/topic/employment