Jobs in the Northern Territory

21 August 2020 by News Desk   |   SHARE  

Jobs in the Northern Territory: Around 96,100 people in the Greater Darwin region were employed at some point during the year, who worked across 145,400 jobs.

The number of employed people decreased by 0.1% over the past 12 months, but increased by 5.7% over the previous six years. The number of jobs reflected similar results (down 0.3% and up 3.0%, respectively) in the Greater Darwin region.

Of the people employed, 78,200 people (81.4%) were single job holders, while 17,900 people (18.6%) worked multiple jobs at the same time during 2016-17. This trend has been consistent over the past six years, with single job holders averaging 81.4% and multiple job holders averaging 18.6% in the Greater Darwin region.

In comparison, there were 42,400 employed people in the Rest of the Northern Territory during 2016-17, which represents an increase of 11.2% from the previous year, and 6.2% from 2011-12. These people worked across 64,200 jobs during the year, which reflects a 12.1% increase from 2015-16 and a 5.9% increase from 2011-12 in the number of jobs.

The number of jobs was higher in the Greater Darwin region compared to the Rest of the Northern Territory (69.3% and 30.6% respectively), reflecting the demographic dynamics of the jurisdiction, that is, more people live and work in the capital city region. This proportion has been relatively stable over the past six years.

In the Rest of the Northern Territory, 33,900 people (79.9%) were single job holders, while 8,500 people (20.1%) worked multiple jobs at the same time during 2016-17.

As in the Greater Darwin region, the majority of people worked one job at a time during a year over the past six years. Over this period, single job holders averaged 80.6% whilst multiple job holders averaged 19.4%.

Across Australia, there were 13.5 million employed people in 2016-17 who worked across 19.2 million jobs during the year. The number of employed people has continued to grow at the national level over the time series (up 2.1% from 2015-16 and up 5.4% from 2011-12). This is also true for the number of jobs worked in Australia (up 3.6% from 2015-16 and up 6.4% from 2011-12).

Of the people employed across Australia, 84.4% of people were single job holders compared to 15.6% who held multiple jobs at the same time throughout 2016-17. This proportion has remained stable over the past six years, with single job holders averaging 85.0% and multiple job holders averaging 15.0%.

Jobs by gender

In the Greater Darwin region, the number of jobs held by males declined by 1.1%, and the number of jobs held by females increased by 0.7% over the past 12 months. In contrast, in the Rest of the Northern Territory, the number of jobs held by both males and females grew (each by 12.1% respectively) over the same period.

Compared to 2011-12, the number of jobs held by both males and females increased (up 3.7% and 2.2% respectively) in the Greater Darwin region and in the Rest of the Northern Territory (up 6% and 5.8% respectively).

Nationally, the increase in the number of jobs was a result of growth in jobs by both males and females over the previous 12 months and six years. The growth rate in the number of jobs held by females was greater than males over the time series (7.9% and 5.1% respectively).

In both the Greater Darwin and Rest of the Northern Territory region, the number of jobs held in 2016-17 was greater for males (53.7% and 51.0% of jobs, respectively) compared to females (46.3% and 49.0% of jobs, respectively). This was consistent at the national level, with males working across 52.0% of all jobs, compared to females, who worked across 48.0% of total jobs during 2016-17.

Jobs by age

In 2016-17, across the Greater Darwin region, the highest number of jobs were held by people in the 25 to 29 year age group (23,500 jobs), with males in this age group holding a higher proportion of the jobs than females (52.7% and 47.3% respectively). In contrast, in the Rest of the Northern Territory region the 10,100 jobs held by persons in the 25 to 29 year age group are held slightly more by females than males (50.4% and 49.6% respectively). Over the past six years, this age group filled the most number of jobs in both the Northern Territory regions.

This was also consistent at the national level, with 2.6 million jobs held by people in this age group and males holding a slightly higher proportion of the jobs than females (52.2% and 47.8% respectively) during 2016-17.

Similarly, this age group also held the highest number of jobs over the past six years across Australia.

Type of employment

Of the 145,400 jobs in the Greater Darwin region in 2016-17, 93.7% of them were employee jobs (footnote 3) and 6.3% were jobs worked by owner managers of unincorporated enterprises. In the Rest of the Northern Territory, the majority of jobs worked were also employee jobs (95.2%) compared to jobs worked by owner managers of unincorporated enterprises (4.8%) over the same period.

This development was also consistent at the national level, with 89.5% of all jobs being employee jobs, and only 10.5% being worked by owner managers of unincorporated enterprises. These proportions have been relatively stable over the six years at both the Northern Territory and national level.

Median Income

The median income per job (footnote 4) in the Greater Darwin region was higher than in the Rest of the Northern Territory ($51,000 and $39,300 respectively) in 2016-17. This has been constant over the previous six years. Since 2011-12, the median income per job grew by 13.4% in Greater Darwin and 6.0% in the Rest of the Northern Territory.

By gender, the male median income per job was higher than the female median in both regions consecutively throughout all six years of data. Since 2011-12, the male median income per job grew by 12.3% in Greater Darwin and by 1.9% in the Rest of the Northern Territory. Over the same period, the female median income per job increased by 13.5% in the Greater Darwin region and by 12.5% in the Rest of the Northern Territory.

Nationally, the median income per job was $43,200 in 2016-17, lower than the Northern Territory median of $47,400. Similarly, the median income per job for males was also higher than for females ($52,700 and $34,900 respectively) during 2016-17, as well as over the previous six years.

Industry

In the Greater Darwin region, the five key industries that supplied the most jobs during 2016-17 were Public administration and safety, Construction, Accommodation and food services, Administrative and support services, and Education and training.

Over the past 12 months, the number of jobs in several of these industries declined, with the exception of Public administration and safety and Education and training (up 15.3% and 8.1% respectively).

Over the same period, three out of the five highest employing industries were found to be similar in the Rest of the Northern Territory, with the highest number of jobs in Public administration and safety, Health care and social assistance, Education and training, Accommodation and food services, and Retail trade. In contrast to the Greater Darwin region, the number of jobs in each of these industries increased over the period, with the exception of Health care and social assistance which declined.

In comparison, the highest employing industries in Australia during 2016-17 were Health care and social assistance, Retail trade, Administration and support services, Education and training, and Accommodation and food services. Over the past 12 months, there was jobs growth in all of these industries.

Occupation

In 2016-17, the most common occupations nationally were Professionals (18.2% of all occupations), Clerical and administrative workers (11.5%), and Managers (10.7%). In the Northern Territory, the most common were Professionals (15.2%), Community and personal service workers (14.2%), and Technicians and trades workers (11.8%).

In the Greater Darwin region, the most common occupations were Professionals (15.3% of all occupations), Technicians and trades workers (12.9%), and Community and personal service workers (12.6%). In comparison, the most common occupations in the Rest of the Northern Territory were Community and personal service workers (17.8%), Professionals (15.2%), and Clerical and administrative workers (9.4%).

Differences in male and female employment in occupations continued to be pronounced in the Northern Territory. Jobs worked by Managers, Technicians and trades workers, Machinery operators and drivers, and Labourers were most likely to be held by males, while those worked by Professionals, Community and personal service workers, Clerical and administrative workers, and Sales workers were most likely to be held by females.

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