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Jobs & Industry in Santa Teresa (Ltyentye Purte)

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

Public administration and safety is the most common industry for workers in Santa Teresa (Ltyentye Purte) (L), where 26.5% of employees work in this field. The local workforce is small, with only 39.5% of adults working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%.

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📍 Santa Teresa (Ltyentye Purte), Urban Centre

Where Santa Teresa (Ltyentye Purte) sits — Unemployment rate

6.6% ▼ -16.6%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Santa Teresa (Ltyentye Purte) — higher than 73% of areas.

Santa Teresa (Ltyentye Purte)6.6%
0872 crosses NT/SA/WA 17.6%
Northern Territory 5.6%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Only 39.5% of adults here are working or looking for work, a figure that is much lower than most areas and fell slightly since 2011. Full-time employment is also far below the Northern Territory average, sitting at just 42.0%, while the unemployment rate of 6.6% is a little above the Australian figure.

Unemployment rate

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6.6% ▼ -16.6%

Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.

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

Labour-force participation

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39.5% ▼ -4.7%

Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.

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

Employed full-time

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42.0% ▲ +1.3%

Lower than 97% of urban centre areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

The local job market is dominated by a few key sectors, with 25.3% of people working in education and training and 19.1% in health care and social assistance.

Industries people work in

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Santa Teresa (Ltyentye Purte) splits fairly evenly between Public administration & safety (29%) and Education & training (28%), with Health care & social assistance at 21%.

Public administration & safety 26.5% Education & training 25.3% Health care & social assistance 19.1% Administrative & support 8.0% Other services 5.6% Retail trade 3.7% Agriculture, forestry & fishing 3.1%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Community and personal service workers make up the largest group of employees at 31.5%, followed closely by professionals at 29.6%.

Occupations people work in

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Santa Teresa (Ltyentye Purte) splits fairly evenly between Community & personal service (32%) and Professionals (30%), with Managers at 10%.

Community & personal service 31.5% Professionals 29.6% Managers 9.9% Labourers 8.6% Technicians & trades 8.0% Clerical & administrative 7.4% Machinery operators & drivers 3.1%

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 Santa Teresa (Ltyentye Purte) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL721014/santa-teresa/topic/employment