Borroloola

Borroloola is located at the end of the Carpentaria Highway. It is 1000 kilometres south-east of Darwin, 662 kilometres from Katherine and 1007 kilometres from Mount Isa, Queensland.

Borroloola has a population of 758 residents.

2023 jobs profile

The 2023 jobs profile was developed based on responses from 15 businesses operating within the Borroloola town boundary, 17 less than in the 2017 survey.

Key highlights

The 2023 profile highlights:

  • there were 207 filled jobs of which:
    • 121 out of 207 jobs (58%) were filled by Aboriginal people, a decrease of 77 jobs from 2017
    • 86 jobs (42%) were filled by non-Aboriginal people, a decrease of 53 jobs from 2017
    • 42% of employed Aboriginal people are working in the Private Sector
    • Aboriginal people accounted for 58% of job holders in the town compared to 59% in 2017
    • Aboriginal females made up 57% of total Aboriginal filled jobs in the town compared to 48% in 2017
  • there were 81 vacant jobs, of which:
    • job vacancies as a percentage of jobs increased to 28% in 2023 from 14% in 2017
    • 1 job in 3.6 was vacant
    • 63 of the vacancies were in the Professionals and Community and Personal Services Workers areas
  • Public Administration and Safety industry continues to be the largest industry employer over the four survey periods despite a decrease of 91 filled jobs compared to 2017
  • training had a decrease in student numbers of 65 between 2016 and 2023
  • Building and Construction was the largest training activity sector in 2023 followed by Primary Industry.

Read the full 2023 jobs profile report for Borroloola.

Borroloola remote towns jobs profile 2023 PDF (2.8 MB).
Borroloola remote towns jobs profile 2023 DOCX (1.7 MB).

Contact

For more information, email workforce.development@nt.gov.au.

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