East Arnhem LGA - Nhulunbuy - Alyangula
Local workers - Occupations - All industries
Occupation is a key component for evaluating the socio-economic status of the local workers and the skills required to work in each industry sector.
The occupations of the local workers in the East Arnhem LGA - Nhulunbuy - Alyangula will be influenced by factors including:
- The economic base and employment opportunities available in the East Arnhem LGA - Nhulunbuy - Alyangula;
- The age of the workforce;
- The skill and qualification level required to enter an industry; and
- The working and social aspirations of the population.
For a complete local workers analysis for the East Arnhem LGA - Nhulunbuy - Alyangula, view Occupations in conjunction with other indicators, such as Educational qualifications and Income.
Data source
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2016 & 2021 – by place of work
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| East Arnhem LGA - Nhulunbuy - Alyangula - All industries | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories) | Number | % | Northern Territory | Number | % | Northern Territory | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| Managers | 451 | 9.8 | 12.9 | 398 | 8.9 | 11.9 | +53 | ||
| Professionals | 1,067 | 23.2 | 22.3 | 979 | 21.9 | 20.0 | +88 | ||
| Technicians and Trades Workers | 780 | 17.0 | 14.1 | 759 | 17.0 | 17.1 | +21 | ||
| Community and Personal Service Workers | 580 | 12.6 | 15.3 | 591 | 13.2 | 13.1 | -11 | ||
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | 401 | 8.7 | 12.9 | 429 | 9.6 | 13.2 | -28 | ||
| Sales Workers | 199 | 4.3 | 6.2 | 184 | 4.1 | 6.5 | +15 | ||
| Machinery Operators And Drivers | 627 | 13.6 | 5.5 | 567 | 12.7 | 6.1 | +60 | ||
| Labourers | 338 | 7.3 | 8.6 | 375 | 8.4 | 9.5 | -37 | ||
| Inadequately described or not stated | 158 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 183 | 4.1 | 2.4 | -25 | ||
| Total Persons | 4,601 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 4,465 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +136 | ||
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions) Please refer to specific data notes for more information | |||||||||
Dominant groups
An analysis of the jobs held by the All industries workforce in the East Arnhem LGA - Nhulunbuy - Alyangula in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:
- Professionals (1,067 local workers or 23.2%)
- Technicians and Trades Workers (780 local workers or 17.0%)
- Machinery Operators And Drivers (627 local workers or 13.6%)
In combination these three occupations accounted for 2,474 people in total or 53.8% of the All industries local workers.
In comparison, Northern Territory employed 22.3% as Professionals; 14.1% as Technicians and Trades Workers and 5.5% as Machinery Operators And Drivers.
The major differences between the jobs held by the workforce in the East Arnhem LGA - Nhulunbuy - Alyangula and Northern Territory were:
- A larger percentage of local workers employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (13.6% compared to 5.5%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Clerical and Administrative Workers (8.7% compared to 12.9%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Managers (9.8% compared to 12.9%)
- A larger percentage of local workers employed as Technicians and Trades Workers (17.0% compared to 14.1%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the jobs held by the workforce in the East Arnhem LGA - Nhulunbuy - Alyangula between2016 and 2021 were those employed as:
- Professionals (+88 local workers)
- Machinery Operators And Drivers (+60 local workers)
- Managers (+53 local workers)
- Labourers (-37 local workers)