Chapter 4 - Department of Business

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DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND EMPLOYMENT
Chapter 4
Northern Territory Regional Profi les - Darwin Region
The Darwin region mirrored both the NT and Australia in that Engineering and Related
Technologies was its most common area of highest qualification.
Education and Health were also among the most common while Creative Arts and
Information Technology were among the least.
Bathurst-Melville was the only sub-region where Engineering and Related Technologies
was not the most common area of qualifications. People who had qualifications in
this sub-region were more likely to have studied Education or Health.
3.3. Education Summary
Darwin region is characterised by a population with a relatively high level of education.
Since 2001, education levels in the region have increased and this should position the
region well to take advantage of economic development opportunities.
4. LABOUR FORCE CHARACTERISTICS
The labour force is defined as the total number of people who are either in work, or who
are actively seeking employment and are available to start work immediately.
Interaction with employment and the number of people available to generate
employment growth are important economic indicators. An increase in the number
of people in the labour force will contribute to economic growth and lead to higher
living standards.
Key indicators of the labour market in this analysis include:
Employed persons
Unemployed persons
Persons not in the labour force
Unemployment rate
Participation rate.
Data from the 2006 Census is used to profile the labour force within the NT. Labour force
statistics are based on the resident population considered to be of ‘working age’, that is
people aged 15 years and over.
4.1. Labour Force Characteristics
Table 4.8 provides key labour force statistics for the Darwin region.
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