4.1% ▲ +14.5%
Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Darwin · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Darwin
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A slightly higher share of adults in Darwin are working or looking for work now than in 2011. The city is a major employment hub where 69.9% of adults are in the workforce, a figure well above the national average. This high level of activity is reflected in the fact that full-time employment is much more common here than across Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While full-time work fell slightly since 2011 to 68.5%, it remains well above the national figure. The unemployment rate is 4.1%, which is a little lower than the Northern Territory average and about the same as Australia.
69.9% ▲ +1.2%
Higher than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 69.1%
- 2016: 68.6%
- 2021: 69.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
68.5% ▼ -5.2%
Higher than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 72.3%
- 2016: 73.0%
- 2021: 68.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the largest employer in Darwin at 19.2%, followed by health care and social assistance at 14.5%. Education and training, accommodation and food, and construction also employ significant shares of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 22.7%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 15.3% and clerical and administrative staff at 14.0%.
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 Darwin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL703001/darwin/topic/employment