3.7% ▼ -40.1%
Lower than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Adelaide River · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Adelaide River
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Adelaide River than in the rest of the Northern Territory. Only 41.8% of adults are in the labour force, and the share of people in full-time work has fallen by 16 percentage points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is far below the national figure, at 41.8%. While full-time employment is well below the Australian average at 50%, the unemployment rate is a little below the national figure at 3.7%.
41.8% ▼ -21.7%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 53.3%
- 2016: 50.2%
- 2021: 41.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.0% ▼ -24.2%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 65.9%
- 2016: 72.8%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Local jobs are concentrated in Accommodation and food services, where 30.6% of people work. Other common industries include Public administration and safety at 13.9% and Education and training at 9.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Sales workers and machinery operators and drivers are the most common roles, each making up 18.1% of the workforce. Managers account for 12.5% of jobs, followed by community and personal service workers at 11.1%.
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 Adelaide River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL722001/adelaide-river/topic/employment