Utopia

Utopia is a region covering about 5000² kilometres of land north east of Alice Springs, comprising of several large and small communities. 

It has a population of 446 residents.

2023 jobs profile

The 2023 jobs profile was developed based on responses from 6 businesses operating within the Utopia town boundary, 5 less than in the 2017 survey.

Key highlights

The 2023 profile highlights:

• there were 76 filled jobs of which:
  • 48 jobs (63%) were filled by Aboriginal people
  • 28 jobs (37%) were filled by non-Aboriginal people
  • 45% of employed Aboriginal people are working in the Private Sector
  • Aboriginal females made up 27.6% of total Aboriginal filled jobs
• there were 27 vacant jobs, of which:
  • job vacancies as a percentage of jobs is 26.2%
  • job vacancies equate to 1 in 4 jobs
  • 13 of the vacancies were in Community and Personal Service Workers area
• Public Administration and Safety was the largest industry employer in 2023 with 38 filled jobs, followed by Education and Training with 26
• Community Services, Health and Education was the largest training activity sector in 2023 with 22 students, followed by Engineering and Mining with 18.

Read the full 2023 jobs profile report for Utopia.

Utopia remote towns jobs profile 2023 PDF (2.1 MB).
Utopia remote towns jobs profile 2023 DOCX (2.1 MB).

Past job profiles

2017

Read the 2017 jobs profile report for Utopia PDF (1.7 MB).
Read the 2017 jobs profile report for Utopia DOCX (923.3 KB).

Contact

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