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196 DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND EMPLOYMENT Chapter 4 Northern Territory Regional Profi les - Barkly Region REPORT Barkly Region No. of People % of Total Occupation Public Administration and Safety Employed Employment Local Government Administration 252 14.4 State Government Administration 95 5.4 Public Order and Safety Services 44 2.5 Central Government Administration 20 1.1 Public Administration, nfd (d) Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing 4 0.2 Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 268 15.3 Agriculture and Fishing Support Services 6 0.3 Agriculture, nfd (d) 3 0.2 Nursery and Floriculture Production Health Care and Social Assistance 3 0.2 Other Social Assistance Services 97 5.5 Hospitals 39 2.2 Allied Health Services 29 1.7 Social Assistance Services, nfd (d) 23 1.3 Health Care and Social Assistance, nfd (d) 17 1.0 Source: ABS, Special Data Request, 2008 Note/s: (a) Based on place of usual residence (b) Population aged 15 years and over (c) Only the highest employment categories are shown, selected categories do not represent total employment (d) Not further defined. In addition to the major categories above, overall the main industries of employment by sub-region are: Tableland: cattle/grain farming and local government administration Tennant Creek: local government administration, school education and state government administration Tennant Creek Balance: local government administration, cattle/grain farming and social assistance services.
Chapter 4 Northern Territory Regional Profi les - Barkly Region 6. EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION Employment by occupation data indicates the types of employment activities the workforce is engaged in and where the focus of employment is within the region. It shows the range of skills held by people in the region and indicates the ability of the population to adapt to economic and occupational changes in order to meet growth. The employment by occupation groupings are as per the ABS Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupation (ANZSCO) codes, levels one and four. 6.1. Regional Employment by Occupation Table 4.79 provides a breakdown of employment by occupation for the Barkly region, NT and Australia. CDEP figures are provided alongside the region’s total figures to show the occupations in which CDEP participants are employed. Table 4.79 Regional Employment by Occupation (2006) (a) (b) (c) Barkly Region NT Australia Industry CDEP No. % CDEP No. % % Managers 3 223 12.7 50 10 542 12.1 13.2 Professionals 16 254 14.5 296 15 841 18.2 19.8 Technicians and Trades Workers 4 216 12.3 66 12 870 14.8 14.4 Community and Personal Service Workers 56 222 12.7 845 10 910 12.5 8.8 Clerical and Administrative Workers 5 176 10.1 239 12 672 14.5 15.0 Sales Workers 11 65 3.7 192 6 437 7.4 9.8 Machinery Operators and Drivers 3 60 3.4 107 5 105 5.9 6.6 Labourers 145 430 24.6 2 903 10 364 11.9 10.5 Not Defined (d) 56 105 6.0 674 2 437 2.8 1.8 Total 293 1 751 100.0 5 364 87 178 100.0 100.0 Source: ABS Basic Community Profiles, Census 2006 ABS, Special Data Request, 2008 Note/s: (a) Based on place of usual residence (b) Population aged 15 years and over (c) CDEP and total figures should not be added together - total figures include the CDEP figures (d) Not Defined includes inadequately described and not stated. The main occupations of employment in the Barkly region are: Labourers, with 25% of the workforce Professionals, with 15% of the workforce. This is consistent with the large agriculture industry and the high level of CDEP employment outside Tennant Creek. The region has a higher proportion of labourers than the NT overall. 197 DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND EMPLOYMENT
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