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Milikapiti · Urban Centre

Jobs & Industry in Milikapiti

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

A staggering 27.9% unemployment rate defines the job market in Milikapiti, which is far above the national figure. While full-time work has risen slightly since 2011, the overall number of adults working or looking for work has dropped sharply. This leaves the community with a very small active workforce compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Milikapiti, Urban Centre

Where Milikapiti sits — Unemployment rate

27.9% ▲ +106.3%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Milikapiti — higher than 99% of areas.

Milikapiti27.9%
0822, NT 18.0%
Northern Territory 5.6%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Only 32.5% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below the national average of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also much lower than the Northern Territory's 68.7%, though it did rise by 4.3 percentage points since 2011.

Unemployment rate

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27.9% ▲ +106.3%

Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.

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

Labour-force participation

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32.5% ▼ -33.7%

Lower than 94% of urban centre areas.

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

Employed full-time

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52.7% ▲ +8.8%

Lower than 68% of urban centre areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Public administration and safety is the biggest employer at 25.7%, followed by education and training at 17.6%. Other common industries include health care and social assistance, which employs 9.5% of workers.

Industries people work in

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In Milikapiti, the largest group is Public administration & safety at 31%, followed by Education & training (21%) and Health care & social assistance (11%).

Public administration & safety 25.7% Education & training 17.6% Health care & social assistance 9.5% Retail trade 8.1% Construction 5.4% Administrative & support 5.4% Accommodation & food 4.1% Arts & recreation 4.1% Other services 4.1%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18.9%. Managers and community and personal service workers each account for 13.5% of the local workforce.

Occupations people work in

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In Milikapiti, the largest group is Professionals at 25%, followed by Managers (18%) and Community & personal service (18%).

Professionals 18.9% Managers 13.5% Community & personal service 13.5% Labourers 9.5% Technicians & trades 6.8% Machinery operators & drivers 6.8% Sales workers 5.4%

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 Milikapiti [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL722021/milikapiti/topic/employment