Yirrkala

Yirrkala is located on the eastern side of Arnhem Land on the Gove Peninsula, about 700 kilometres east of Darwin and 35 kilometres south-east from the mining township Nhulunbuy (Gove).

It has a population of 657 residents.

2023 jobs profile

The 2023 jobs profile was developed based on responses from 6 businesses operating within the Yirrkala town boundary, 9 less than in the 2017 survey.

Key highlights

The 2023 profile highlights:

• there were 135 filled jobs of which:
  • 80 jobs (59%) were filled by Aboriginal people, a decrease of 91 jobs from 2017
  • 55 jobs (41%) were filled by non-Aboriginal people, a decrease of 80 jobs from 2017
  • 33% of employed Aboriginal people are working in the Public Sector
  • Aboriginal people accounted for 59% of job holders in the town compared to 56% in 2017
  • Aboriginal females made up 60% of total Aboriginal filled jobs in the town compared to 45% in 2017
• there were 21 vacant jobs, of which:
  • job vacancies as a percentage of jobs increased to 13.5% in 2023 from 10% in 2017
  • job vacancies equate to 1 in 7 jobs
  • 12 of the vacancies were in Community and Personal Service Works and Professional areas
• Public Administration and Safety was the largest industry employer in 2023 the highest increase in filled jobs 25 between 2017 and 2023
• Education and Training was the 2^nd highest industry employer in 2023 despite having a decrease of 19 filled jobs between 2017 and 2023
• Construction had the largest decrease in filled jobs of 147 between 2017 and 2023
• Training had a decrease in student numbers between 2016 and 2023
• Primary Industry was the largest training activity sector in 2023 with student numbers of 34, despite having the largest decrease in student numbers of 62 between 2017 and 2023.

Read the full 2023 jobs profile report for Yirrkala.

Yirrkala remote towns jobs profile 2023 PDF (2.9 MB).
Yirrkala remote towns jobs profile 2023 DOCX (1.9 MB).

Past job profiles

2017

Read the 2017 jobs profile report for Yirrkala PDF (1.9 MB).
Read the 2017 jobs profile report for Yirrkala DOCX (1.1 MB).

2014

Read the 2014 jobs profile report for Yirrkala PDF (958.2 KB).

Contact

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