Numbulwar

Numbulwar is located about 400 kilometres east of Katherine, 570 kilometres south-east of Darwin and 250 kilometres south-west of Nhulunbuy.

Numbulwar resides at the mouth of the Rose River on the western coast of the Gulf of Carpentaria, adjacent to the extreme south-west coast of Groote Eylandt.

It has a population of 680 residents.

2023 jobs profile

The 2023 jobs profile was developed based on responses from 9 businesses operating within the Numbulwar town boundary, 1 less than the 2017 survey.

Key highlights

The 2023 profile highlights:

  • there were 72 filled jobs of which:
    • 47 jobs (65%) were filled by Aboriginal people, a decrease of 31 jobs from 2017
    • 25 jobs (35%) were filled by non-Aboriginal people, a decrease of 9 jobs from 2017
    • 42% of employed Aboriginal people are working in the Public Sector
    • Aboriginal people accounted for 65% of job holders in the town compared to 70% in 2017
    • Aboriginal females made up 66% of total Aboriginal filled jobs in the town compared to 49% in 2017
  • there were 37 vacant jobs, of which:
    • job vacancies as a percentage of jobs increased to 34% in 2023 from 19% in 2017
    • job vacancies equate to 1 in 3 jobs
    • 29 of the vacancies were in Community and Personal Service Workers and Professional areas
  • Education and Training was the largest industry employer in 2023
  • Public Administration and Safety had the most decrease in jobs filled between 2023 and 2017
  • training had a decrease in student numbers of 32 between 2016 and 2023
  • Primary Industry had the largest student numbers of 24 in 2023
  • Primary Industry had the largest student number increase of 17 between 2016 and 2023

Read the full 2023 jobs profile report for Numbulwar.

Numbulwar remote towns jobs profile 2023 PDF (2.5 MB).
Numbulwar remote towns jobs profile 2023 DOCX (1.7 MB).

Contact

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

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