0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 34.4%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Elliott · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Elliott
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A small workforce defines daily life in Elliott, where only 36.8% of adults are working or looking for work. While this is far below national and territory figures, there is currently no unemployment in the community.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work rose 18 points since 2011 to 36.8%. Full-time employment is far below the Northern Territory figure at 50.7%, though this has barely changed over the last decade.
36.8% ▲ +95.2%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 57.7%
- 2021: 36.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.7% ▲ +1.3%
Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 50.0%
- 2016: 57.0%
- 2021: 50.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the biggest employer at 41.3%, followed by education and training at 18.7%. Other common industries include retail trade at 9.3%, and health care, social assistance, accommodation, and food services at 5.3% each.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is split evenly between professionals and community and personal service workers, both at 21.3%. Managers and labourers each make up 12% of the local roles, while sales workers account for 8%.
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 Elliott [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL722014/elliott/topic/employment