East Arnhem LGA - Nhulunbuy - Alyangula
Resident workers - Occupations of employment
Occupations are a key component in evaluating the knowledge, experience and skill-levels that industry can draw upon locally. It should be viewed with other indicators, such as Age structure, Qualifications, and Income for a comprehensive analysis of the East Arnhem LGA - Nhulunbuy - Alyangula's local resident workers.
When comparing the occupations of local resident workers with local workers, Occupation data indicates whether an economy draws on the skills offered by its own residents or relies on a different set of skills imported from elsewhere in the region.
Data source
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2016 and 2021 – by usual residence
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| East Arnhem LGA - Nhulunbuy - Alyangula | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories) | Number | % | Northern Territory | Number | % | Northern Territory | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| Managers | 367 | 10.7 | 12.9 | 356 | 10.0 | 12.2 | +11 | ||
| Professionals | 868 | 25.3 | 22.0 | 882 | 24.8 | 20.1 | -14 | ||
| Technicians and Trades Workers | 464 | 13.5 | 13.8 | 447 | 12.6 | 15.8 | +17 | ||
| Community and Personal Service Workers | 545 | 15.9 | 15.7 | 549 | 15.5 | 13.8 | -4 | ||
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | 349 | 10.2 | 13.2 | 397 | 11.2 | 13.7 | -48 | ||
| Sales Workers | 191 | 5.6 | 6.5 | 171 | 4.8 | 6.8 | +20 | ||
| Machinery Operators And Drivers | 274 | 8.0 | 5.2 | 287 | 8.1 | 5.7 | -13 | ||
| Labourers | 246 | 7.2 | 8.5 | 311 | 8.8 | 9.4 | -65 | ||
| Inadequately described or not stated | 123 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 151 | 4.3 | 2.5 | -28 | ||
| Total Persons | 3,427 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 3,551 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -124 | ||
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions) | |||||||||
Dominant groups
An analysis of the jobs held by the resident workers in the East Arnhem LGA - Nhulunbuy - Alyangula in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:
- Professionals (868 people or 25.3%)
- Community and Personal Service Workers (545 people or 15.9%)
- Technicians and Trades Workers (464 people or 13.5%)
In combination these three occupations accounted for 1,877 people in total or 54.8% of the resident workers (All industries).
In comparison, Northern Territory employed 22.0% in Professionals; 15.7% in Community and Personal Service Workers and 13.8% in Technicians and Trades Workers.
The major differences between the jobs held by the resident workers (All industries) of the East Arnhem LGA - Nhulunbuy - Alyangula and Northern Territory were:
- A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Professionals (25.3% compared to 22.0%)
- A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Clerical and Administrative Workers (10.2% compared to 13.2%)
- A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (8.0% compared to 5.2%)
- A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Managers (10.7% compared to 12.9%)
Emerging groups
The number of resident workers (All industries) in the East Arnhem LGA - Nhulunbuy - Alyangula decreased by 124 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest change in the occupations of the resident workers between 2016 and 2021 in the East Arnhem LGA - Nhulunbuy - Alyangula were those employed as:
- Labourers (-65 persons)
- Clerical and Administrative Workers (-48 persons)
- Inadequately described or not stated (-28 persons)
- Sales Workers (+20 persons)