RDA Northern Territory

Resident workers - Key statistics - All industries

44,958 people or 42.2% of the RDA Northern Territory's resident workers (All industries) have a tertiary qualification.

The local resident workers include all employed people who are resident in the local area regardless of where they work. In other words, it is the people who live locally and therefore have the potential to work locally and is an important resource for the local economy. Their characteristics inform us about the skills that are available locally, even if they are not currently employed in the local economy.

Access the detailed tables for further exploration of each characteristic.

Data source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2016 and 2021 – by usual residence

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Resident workers key statistics - All industries
RDA Northern Territory20212016change
Namenumber%. % Northern Territorynumber%. % Northern Territory2016 to 2021
Resident workers
Total Resident workers (Census)106,463100.0100.0102,094100.0100.0+4,369
Males54,23550.950.954,78053.753.7-545
Females52,25449.149.147,33446.446.3+4,920
Age structure
15 - 24 years14,00313.213.113,78513.513.5+218
25 - 54 years73,20568.868.871,02969.669.5+2,176
55 - 64 years14,67713.813.813,82213.513.5+855
65 years and over4,6184.34.33,4813.43.4+1,137
Top three industries
Public administration and safety19,40518.218.218,55118.218.1+854
Health care and social assistance15,89714.914.911,32511.111.1+4,572
Education and training10,0099.49.49,5029.39.3+507
Top three occupations
Professionals23,45422.022.020,54320.120.1+2,911
Community and personal service workers16,72415.715.714,09313.813.8+2,631
Technicians and trades workers14,72013.813.816,06815.715.8-1,348
Hours worked
Full time73,22368.868.773,69172.272.2-468
Part time30,96029.129.125,85425.325.3+5,106
Qualifications
Bachelor or higher degree33,70931.731.726,07025.525.5+7,639
Advanced diploma or diploma11,24910.610.610,54610.310.3+703
Certificate level27,25025.625.628,25427.727.7-1,004
No qualifications31,33729.429.433,56232.932.9-2,225
Individual Income
Less than $50010,4989.99.9--------
$500 -$1,99971,50267.267.1--------
$2,000 or more23,27221.921.8--------
Method of Travel to Work
Car75,64171.070.868,65167.267.0+6,990
Public Transport2,8682.72.76,3646.26.3-3,496
Bicycle2,1662.02.02,5292.52.5-363
Walked only7,9917.57.68,5478.48.5-556
Other Characteristics
Born overseas35,10533.033.029,96029.329.4+5,145
Speaks a language other than English at home29,16627.427.523,81223.323.3+5,354
Arrived between 2016 and August 20219,0998.58.7--------

RDA Northern Territory

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