2.9% ▼ -7.6%
Lower than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 2.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Port Darwin · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Port Darwin
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more people are working or looking for work in Port Darwin than in most similar areas. The area has a very strong employment profile, with 75.3% of adults in the workforce and an unemployment rate of just 2.9%. This is a little below both the national and territory figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far above the national figure at 71.5%, although this is 5.4 points lower than it was in 2011. The number of adults working or looking for work has risen since 2011 to 75.3%, which is far above the Northern Territory average.
75.3% ▲ +7.3%
Higher than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 70.2%
- 2016: 68.9%
- 2021: 75.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
71.5% ▼ -7.0%
Higher than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 76.9%
- 2016: 70.2%
- 2021: 71.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is largely employed in public administration and safety (22.5%), followed by accommodation and food services at 14.6% and health care and social assistance at 11.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation for residents at 25.4%, with managers making up 16.7% and community and personal service workers accounting for 16.0% of the workforce.
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 Port Darwin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED70022/port-darwin/topic/employment