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Papunya · Urban Centre

Jobs & Industry in Papunya

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

A far lower share of adults are working or looking for work in Papunya compared to the rest of the country. Only 30.3% of adults are in the labour force, which is 31 percentage points below the national figure. This trend has sharpened over the last decade, with the employment rate falling significantly since 2011.

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📍 Papunya, Urban Centre

Where Papunya sits — Unemployment rate

10.4% ▲ —

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Papunya — higher than 87% of areas.

Papunya10.4%
0872 crosses NT/SA/WA 17.6%
Northern Territory 5.6%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

The number of adults working or looking for work fell by 33 points since 2011 to 30.3%. Full-time employment is also far below the Northern Territory at 44.9%, while the unemployment rate is 10.4%, which is well above the national figure of 5.1%.

Unemployment rate

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10.4% ▲ —

Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.

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

Labour-force participation

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30.3% ▼ -51.9%

Lower than 96% of urban centre areas.

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

Employed full-time

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44.9% ▼ -34.9%

Lower than 92% 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 most common industry for local workers at 27.0%. Other significant sectors include health care and social assistance at 18.0%, and education and training at 14.6%.

Industries people work in

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In Papunya, the largest group is Public administration & safety at 32%, followed by Health care & social assistance (21%) and Education & training (17%).

Public administration & safety 27.0% Health care & social assistance 18.0% Education & training 14.6% Retail trade 9.0% Arts & recreation 6.7% Agriculture, forestry & fishing 3.4% Construction 3.4% Other services 3.4%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 28.1%. This is followed closely by community and personal service workers at 27.0%, and managers at 10.1%.

Occupations people work in

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Papunya splits fairly evenly between Professionals (34%) and Community & personal service (33%), with Managers at 12%.

Professionals 28.1% Community & personal service 27.0% Managers 10.1% Clerical & administrative 4.5% Sales workers 4.5% Labourers 4.5% Technicians & trades 3.4%

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 Papunya [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL722027/papunya/topic/employment