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Gapuwiyak · Urban Centre

Jobs & Industry in Gapuwiyak

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

Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Gapuwiyak than a decade ago, with this figure falling 19 points since 2011. While full-time employment has risen to 57.7%, the area faces a tough job market where the unemployment rate is now 9.2%. This is well above both the Northern Territory and national figures.

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📍 Gapuwiyak, Urban Centre

Where Gapuwiyak sits — Unemployment rate

9.2% ▲ +60.8%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Gapuwiyak — higher than 86% of areas.

Gapuwiyak9.2%
0880, NT 4.3%
Northern Territory 5.6%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Only 25.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This low participation sits alongside a high unemployment rate of 9.2%, which is much higher than most similar areas.

Unemployment rate

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9.2% ▲ +60.8%

Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.

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

Labour-force participation

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25.2% ▼ -42.6%

Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.

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

Employed full-time

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57.7% ▲ +40.0%

Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Employment is spread across several sectors, with retail trade at 23.1% and public administration and safety at 22.3%. Health care and social assistance (16.2%) and education and training (15.4%) also employ a significant portion of the workforce.

Industries people work in

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Gapuwiyak splits fairly evenly between Retail trade (27%) and Public administration & safety (26%), with Health care & social assistance at 19%.

Retail trade 23.1% Public administration & safety 22.3% Health care & social assistance 16.2% Education & training 15.4% Construction 3.8% Administrative & support 3.1% Arts & recreation 3.1%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 28.5%, followed closely by community and personal service workers at 25.4%. Sales workers account for 13.1%, while managers and labourers each make up 7.7% of occupations.

Occupations people work in

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Gapuwiyak splits fairly evenly between Professionals (30%) and Community & personal service (27%), with Sales workers at 14%.

Professionals 28.5% Community & personal service 25.4% Sales workers 13.1% Managers 7.7% Labourers 7.7% Clerical & administrative 6.2% Technicians & trades 4.6% Machinery operators & drivers 2.3%

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 Gapuwiyak [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL721005/gapuwiyak/topic/employment