Nightcliff · State Electorate

Jobs & Industry in Nightcliff

Name: Jobs & Industry in Nightcliff — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

A high percentage of adults in Nightcliff are working or looking for work, with 72.7% active in the labour force. This is far above both the Northern Territory and national figures, creating a community where employment is a central part of daily life. The area also maintains a very low unemployment rate of 3.8%.

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📍 Nightcliff, State Electorate

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Around 65.5% of the workforce is employed full-time, which is well above the Australian figure but fell 5.8 points since 2011. This strong employment activity is reflected in the 72.7% of adults working or looking for work, a rate among the highest for similar areas.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Nightcliff, making up 21.5% of jobs. Other common industries include public administration and safety at 15.2%, and education and training at 11.1%.

Industries people work in

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No single group dominates in Nightcliff — Health care & social assistance leads at 22%, ahead of Public administration & safety (16%) and Education & training (12%).

Health care & social assistance 21.5% Public administration & safety 15.2% Education & training 11.1% Professional & technical 7.3% Retail trade 6.8% Accommodation & food 6.7% Construction 5.8% Other services 3.6% Transport & warehousing 3.5% Administrative & support 3.4%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professional roles are the most common occupation here, accounting for 34.9% of the workforce. This is followed by community and personal service workers at 14.3% and managers at 11.8%.

Occupations people work in

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In Nightcliff, the largest group is Professionals at 35%, followed by Community & personal service (15%) and Managers (12%).

Professionals 34.9% Community & personal service 14.3% Managers 11.8% Clerical & administrative 10.8% Technicians & trades 9.6% Labourers 6.9% Sales workers 6.3% Machinery operators & drivers 3.8%

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 Nightcliff [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED70021/nightcliff/topic/employment

Nightcliff	3.8%
Greater Darwin	4.0%
Northern Territory	5.6%
Australia	5.1%

Where Nightcliff sits — Unemployment rate