Chapter 4 - Department of Business

Chapter 4
Northern Territory Regional Profi les - Central Region
Within Alice Springs, Community Development Employment Projects (CDEP) account
for less than one percent of employment. However, sub-regionally this proportion
is much higher, with, for example, more than half (54%) of employment in Tanami is
through CDEP.
Interestingly, Petermann sub-region has an unexpectedly low proportion of CDEP
employment (7%) given that 44% of its population is Indigenous.
The number of employed people in the region has fallen by 3.6% since 2001. During
this same period the NT has experienced growth of 4.1% overall.
4.2. Labour Force and Participation
Chart 4.97 is a graphical representation of the labour force status of the population in the
Central region. The percentage unemployed is the percentage of the total population
who are aged 15 years and over, and who are unemployed, and is different to the
unemployment rate shown in the previous table.
Chart 4.97 Regional Labour Force Status (2006) (a) (b)
Alice Springs
Hanson
Petermann
Sandover
Tanami
Central Region
NT
Australia
32%
27%
32%
52%
58%
60%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Source: ABS Basic Community Profiles, Census 2006
8%
68%
4% 52%
12%
57% 3%
33%
7%
Note/s: (a) Based on place of usual residence
(b) Population aged 15 years and over
(c) Percentage of the total population aged 15 years and over who are unemployed
(d) Labour force status not stated.
6%
Only Alice Springs has a participation rate that is above the NT average.
Sandover sub-region has the highest proportion of unemployed people, with 8% of
the working age population unemployed. This sub-region also has the lowest levels of
employment and participation in the Central region.
A large proportion of the population in some areas of the region are not engaging
with the labour market.
2%
56%
55%
29%
2% 20%
17%
10%
9%
3% 29%
10%
Employed Unemployed (c) Not in the Labour Force Not Stated (d)
3%
26%
12%
7%
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