2.7% ▲ +9.3%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 2.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Stuart Park · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Stuart Park
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Stuart Park compared to the rest of the country. The area is defined by strong employment, with 77.4% of adults in the workforce and a very low unemployment rate of 2.7%. This makes it a highly active professional hub within Darwin.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Employment is very strong here, with 70.0% of workers in full-time roles, which is far above the national figure of 58.9%. This helps explain why the 77.4% workforce rate is far above both the Northern Territory and Australian averages.
77.4% ▲ +3.4%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 74.8%
- 2016: 73.9%
- 2021: 77.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
70.0% ▼ -8.6%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 76.7%
- 2016: 76.7%
- 2021: 70.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the most common industry at 17.3%, followed by health care and social assistance at 13.3%. Accommodation and food services also employ a significant 11.9% of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 24.4%, while managers make up 15.6% of the workforce. Community and personal service workers account for 13.6% of jobs in the area.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Stuart Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70245/stuart-park/topic/employment