Docker River

Docker River (Kaltukatjara) is located 670 kilometres west-south-west of Alice Springs near the Western Australia border.

It has a population of 225 residents.

2023 jobs profile

The 2023 jobs profile was developed based on responses from 8 businesses operating within the Docker River town boundary, 1 more than the 2017 survey.

Key highlights

The 2023 profile highlights:

• there were 48 filled jobs of which:
  • 33 jobs (69%) were filled by Aboriginal people
  • 15 jobs (31%) were filled by non-Aboriginal people
  • 60% of employed Aboriginal people are working in the Private Sector
  • Aboriginal females made up 69% of total Aboriginal filled jobs
• there were 17 vacant jobs, of which:
  • job vacancies as a percentage of jobs is 26.2%
  • job vacancies equate to 1 in 4 jobs
  • 14 of the vacancies were in the Professionals and Community and Personal Service Workers areas
• Public Administration and Safety was the largest industry employer in 2023
• Business and Clerical had the highest student numbers in 2023.

Read the full 2023 jobs profile report for Docker River.

Docker River remote towns jobs profile 2023 PDF (2.0 MB).
Docker River remote towns jobs profile 2023 DOC (1.9 MB).

Past job profiles

2017

Read the 2017 jobs profile report for Docker River PDF (1.6 MB).
Read the 2017 jobs profile report for Docker River DOCX (869.7 KB).

Contact

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