17.4% ▼ -31.5%
Higher than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 17.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Umbakumba · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Umbakumba
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Public administration and safety is the most common industry for workers in Umbakumba. While full-time employment has risen sharply since 2011 to reach 66.2%, the overall number of adults working or looking for work remains very low compared to the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 24.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure. This comes alongside an unemployment rate of 17.4%, which is far above both the Territory and Australian averages.
24.9% ▼ -34.9%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 38.2%
- 2016: 64.5%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
66.2% ▲ +171.4%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 67.1%
- 2021: 66.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Jobs are spread across several sectors, with 25.4% of people working in public administration and safety and 16.9% in education and training.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 21.1%, followed by community and personal service workers at 18.3% and managers at 14.1%.
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 Umbakumba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL722033/umbakumba/topic/employment