RDA Northern Territory

tourism workforce

In 2021, there were 8,620 people who make up the tourism workforce in the RDA Northern Territory, of this 59.2% worked full-time and 40.9% worked part-time or were away from work.

tourism are key industries in many parts of Australia, but it has not been well represented in economic profiles in the past due to the difficulty in defining it.

The tourism industries are defined by the ABS not as regular industries but as a set of occupation categories working across a number of industries.

This page presents some key statistics for tourism workers in the RDA Northern Territory with comparisons to benchmark areas. tourism data should be viewed in conjunction with the Industry sector analysis page for the accomodation sector, which has modelled estimates of the size of the industry on an annual basis. The Employment locations page will show where accommodation activity is taking place and the Local workers section will reveal the characteristics of accommodation workers.

Please note: Due to a change in the occupation classification, tourism occupation data are currently only available from the 2021 Census.

Data source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2021 – by place of work

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  • Key Statistics
  • Occupations
Value of tourism
RDA Northern Territory2021
MeasureRDA Northern Territory% of total industryGreater Darwin%% of total industry in RDA Northern Territory
Tourism workforce
Total workers 8,620100.0100.08.0
Males4,16348.348.77.5
Females4,46551.851.28.4
Age structure
15 to 24 years1,82221.123.513.0
25 to 44 years4,54052.753.38.5
45 to 54 Years1,14013.212.25.5
55 to 64 Years8099.48.25.3
65 years and over2823.32.75.9
Hours worked
Worked full-time5,10359.254.16.8
Worked part-time3,07735.741.512.1
Away from work4455.24.45.6
Qualifications
Bachelor or higher degree2,20125.527.26.3
Advanced diploma or diploma1,11612.913.19.6
Certificate level1,85721.518.86.7
No qualifications3,25837.838.210.4
Level of education inadequately described560.60.89.0
Level of education not stated1792.11.97.8
Ethnicity
Australian-born3,96546.040.05.5
Born overseas4,67854.360.013.2
Speaks a language other than English3,93345.650.113.4
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander5876.83.84.8
Individual income
Less than $5001,37215.918.513.3
$500 -$2,0006,41474.472.610.3
$2,000 or more6857.98.22.0

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).

Please refer to specific data notes for more information

RDA Northern Territory

economic profile