NT Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Projects NT Mining and Energy Projects The Northern Territory (NT) covers a land mass of 1,348,199 km2, the third largest Australian jurisdiction The NT has a small and sparsely distributed population of 245,048, accounting for about 1.0% of the Australian resident population The NT civilian population (15+ is 187,472 persons, with a labour force of 138,212 persons, including 133,775 people employed The NT is characterised by a young population, with a median age of 31.8 years compared to 37.3 years nationally 30.3% of the resident NT population are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander More than half of the NT’s population reside in the Greater Darwin region, the main hub of economic activity The NT has considerable onshore and offshore resources in minerals and energy, agriculture, and horticulture, The NT’s developing economic infrastructure connects regions and key markets through roads, ports, international airport, gas pipeline and Darwin to Adelaide railway Economic output (GSP) in 2015-16 was $23.6 billion, 1.4% of national GDP NT’s Proximity to Asia The NT’s five largest industries by output are construction; mining; public administration and The NT is an open, trade-oriented economy safety; health care and social assistance; Key exports include LNG, live animals, and mineral ores transport; postal and warehousing; comprising a and concentrates combined more than 50% of NT GSP Over 80% of NT exports go to China, Thailand, The Defence presence (air army, and navy) and Indonesia in the region plays a significant role Key imports include iron, steel and aluminium structures, Tourism activity is an expanding sector with pipes of iron or steel, and refined petroleum significant tourism economy and assets such as Over 70% of NT imports are from Thailand, Japan, the world-famous Kakadu National Park, Uluru, Singapore and China Katherine Gorge; and other national parks
NT Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Projects The Northern Territory (NT) covers a land mass of 1,348,199 km2, the third largest Australian jurisdiction The NT has a small and sparsely distributed population of 245,048, accounting for about 1.0% of the Australian resident population The NT civilian population (15+ is 187,472 persons, with a labour force of 138,212 persons, including 133,775 people employed The NT is characterised by a young population, with a median age of 31.8 years compared to 37.3 years nationally 30.3% of the resident NT population are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander More than half of the NT’s population reside in the Greater Darwin region, the main hub of economic activity The NT has considerable onshore and offshore resources in minerals and energy, agriculture, and horticulture, The NT’s developing economic infrastructure connects regions and key markets through roads, ports, international airport, gas pipeline and Darwin to Adelaide railway Economic output (GSP) in 2015-16 was $23.6 billion, 1.4% of national GDP NT Mining and Energy Projects NT’s Proximity to Asia The NT’s five largest industries by output are construction; mining; public administration and safety; health care and social assistance; transport; postal and warehousing; comprising a combined more than 50% of NT GSP The Defence presence (air army, and navy) in the region plays a significant role Tourism activity is an expanding sector with significant tourism economy and assets such as the world-famous Kakadu National Park, Uluru, Katherine Gorge; and other national parks The NT is an open, trade-oriented economy Key exports include LNG, live animals, and mineral ores and concentrates Over 80% of NT exports go to China, Thailand, and Indonesia Key imports include iron, steel and aluminium structures, pipes of iron or steel, and refined petroleum Over 70% of NT imports are from Thailand, Japan, Singapore and China