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Walungurru (Kintore) · Urban Centre

Jobs & Industry in Walungurru (Kintore)

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

Far fewer people are employed in Walungurru (Kintore) compared to most similar areas. Only 27.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This low level of employment is paired with a high unemployment rate of 20.5%.

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📍 Walungurru (Kintore), Urban Centre

Where Walungurru (Kintore) sits — Unemployment rate

20.5% ▲ —

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Walungurru (Kintore) — higher than 95% of areas.

Walungurru (Kintore)20.5%
0872 crosses NT/SA/WA 17.6%
Northern Territory 5.6%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Only 27.3% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that fell 18 points since 2011. Full-time employment is far below the Northern Territory average at 44.6%, while the unemployment rate is far above the national figure at 20.5%.

Unemployment rate

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20.5% ▲ —

Higher than 95% of urban centre areas.

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

Labour-force participation

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27.3% ▼ -39.1%

Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.

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

Employed full-time

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44.6% ▼ -9.7%

Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Most workers are employed in health care and social assistance (25.7%), public administration and safety (24.3%), or education and training (20.3%). Other roles include retail trade at 6.8% and arts and recreation at 5.4%.

Industries people work in

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Walungurru (Kintore) splits fairly evenly between Health care & social assistance (31%) and Public administration & safety (30%), with Education & training at 25%.

Health care & social assistance 25.7% Public administration & safety 24.3% Education & training 20.3% Retail trade 6.8% Arts & recreation 5.4%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Community and personal service workers make up 36.5% of the workforce, followed by professionals at 20.3% and labourers at 16.2%. Managers and clerical workers account for 10.8% and 8.1% of jobs respectively.

Occupations people work in

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In Walungurru (Kintore), the largest group is Community & personal service at 38%, followed by Professionals (21%) and Labourers (17%).

Community & personal service 36.5% Professionals 20.3% Labourers 16.2% Managers 10.8% Clerical & administrative 8.1% Technicians & trades 4.1%

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 Walungurru (Kintore) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL722035/walungurru/topic/employment