Lajamanu

Lajamanu is located 640 kilometres south west of Katherine on the northern edge of the Tanami Desert and eastern side of Hooker Creek.

Access to Lajamanu is via the Victoria Highway from Katherine, Buntine Highway and the Lajamanu/Tanami Road.

Lajamanu is about a six hour drive from Katherine, with a population of 646 residents.

2023 jobs profile

The 2023 jobs profile was developed based on responses from 11 businesses operating within the Lajamanu town boundary, 8 less than in the 2017 survey.

Key highlights

The 2023 profile highlights:

  • there were 100 filled jobs of which:
    • 59 jobs (59%) were filled by Aboriginal people, a decrease of 7 jobs from 2017
    • 41 jobs (41%) were filled by non-Aboriginal people, an increase of 4 jobs from 2017
    • 31% of employed Aboriginal people are working in the Private Sector
    • Aboriginal people accounted for 59% of job holders in the town compared to 64% in 2017
    • Aboriginal females made up 67% of total Aboriginal filled jobs in the town compared to 59% in 2017
  • there were 30 vacant jobs, of which:
    • job vacancies as a percentage of jobs increased to 23.1% in 2023 from 18.9% in 2017
    • job vacancies equate to 1 in 4 jobs
    • 16 of the vacancies were in Clerical and Administrative Workers and Community and Personal Service Workers areas
  • Education and Training was the largest industry employer in 2023 with an increase of 10 filled jobs between 2023 and 2017
  • Arts and Recreation Services had a decrease of 7 jobs between 2023 and 2017
  • training had an overall decrease in student numbers between 2023 and 2016, with the largest decrease of 27 in General Education and Training
  • Primary Industry had the largest increase in student numbers of 21
  • new training activity in 2023, Automotive was delivered for 3 students which was not delivered in 2016 and 2013.

Read the full 2023 jobs profile report for Lajamanu.

Lajamanu remote towns jobs profile 2023 PDF (2.7 MB).
Lajamanu remote towns jobs profile 2023 DOCX (2.2 MB).

Contact

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

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