29.9% ▼ -8.9%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 32.8%
- 2016: 45.0%
- 2021: 29.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Minjilang · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Minjilang
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults have been working or looking for work in Minjilang since 2011. This decline is seen in the 41% of adults currently in the labour force, which is far below the national figure. The local job market is now marked by a very high unemployment rate of 29.9%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The share of full-time workers fell 23 points since 2011 to 43.3%, which is far below the Northern Territory's 68.7%. Unemployment remains among the highest for similar areas at 29.9%, although this is 2.9 points lower than in 2011.
41.0% ▼ -21.7%
Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 52.3%
- 2016: 61.0%
- 2021: 41.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
43.3% ▼ -35.0%
Lower than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 66.7%
- 2016: 68.0%
- 2021: 43.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Most people here work in public administration and safety (28.3%), education and training (23.3%), or health care and social assistance (20.0%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 33.3%, followed by community and personal service workers and labourers, who each account for 16.7% of the workforce.
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 Minjilang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL722022/minjilang/topic/employment