Papunya

Papunya (Warumpi) is located 250 kilometres west of Alice Springs along the McDonald Ranges.

It is accessible by road from Alice Springs along the road to Kintore.

It has a population of 440 residents.

2023 jobs profile

The 2023 jobs profile was developed based on responses from 8 businesses operating within the Papunya (Warumpi) town boundary, 2 less than in the 2017 survey.

Key highlights

The 2023 profile highlights:

  • there were 56 filled jobs of which:
    • 35 jobs (62.5%) were filled by Aboriginal people, an increase of 3 jobs from 2017
    • 21 jobs (37.5%) were filled by non-Aboriginal people, a decrease of 4 jobs from 2017
    • 34% of employed Aboriginal people are working in the Public Sector
    • Aboriginal people accounted for 63% of job holders in the town compared to 56% in 2017
    • Aboriginal females made up 69% of total Aboriginal filled jobs in the town compared to 72% in 2017
  • there were 27 vacant jobs, of which:
    • job vacancies as a percentage of jobs decreased to 32.5% in 2023 from 42.4% in 2017
    • job vacancies equate to 1 in 3 jobs
    • 16 of the vacancies were in Community and Personal Service Workers and Professionals areas
  • Public Administration and Safety continues to be the largest industry employer over the four survey periods
  • training had a decrease in student numbers of 42 between 2023 and 2016
  • Community Services, Health and Education had the highest student numbers in 2023
  • Primary Industry had the highest increase in student numbers of 12 between 2023 and 2016
  • new training activities in 2023, Sales and Personal Service was delivered to 6 students; this training area was not delivered in 2016 and 2013.

Read the full 2023 jobs profile report for Papunya.

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

Contact

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

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