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Community Services & Development jobs in Darwin, NT

There are 56 Community Services & Development jobs advertised in Darwin on ViewJobs, from 33 employers and recruiters. 16 were posted in the last week.

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56 Community Services & Development roles in Darwin

16 new roles this week· 37 in the last 30 days

Job types

Share of roles by employment type.

  • Full-time43 (77%)
  • Casual11 (20%)
  • Apprenticeship2 (4%)

Top employers

Most active employers hiring in Darwin.

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Community Services & Development by specialism.

Each specialism has its own page: where the roles are, who is hiring and the latest ads.

13 live rolesAged & disability support10 live rolesCommunity development9 live rolesChild welfare, youth & family services8 live rolesIndigenous & multicultural services6 live rolesHousing & homelessness services4 live rolesVolunteer coordination & support3 live rolesCommunity services management2 live rolesEmployment services1 live roleFundraising

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The local market

Darwin's community services job market

Figures for Darwin cover ABS region Greater Darwin (GCCSA 7GDAR). Jobs and Skills Australia's Internet Vacancy Index is a monthly count of online job ads, compiled from SEEK, CareerOne and Workforce Australia. Regional figures are three-month averages. It is not a count of ViewJobs' own ads.

Figure 1: Online community services job ads a month, Greater DarwinCommunity occupations: legal, social and welfare professionals, health and welfare support workers, and carers and aides. Three-month average, September 2025 to September 2026.
  • Legal, social and welfare professionals
  • Health and welfare support workers
  • Carers and aides
0100200300Legal, social and welfare professionals, Sep: 131Health and welfare support workers, Sep: 36Carers and aides, Sep: 89256SepLegal, social and welfare professionals, Oct: 124Health and welfare support workers, Oct: 36Carers and aides, Oct: 88Legal, social and welfare professionals, Nov: 112Health and welfare support workers, Nov: 34Carers and aides, Nov: 85NovLegal, social and welfare professionals, Dec: 95Health and welfare support workers, Dec: 27Carers and aides, Dec: 83Legal, social and welfare professionals, Jan: 87Health and welfare support workers, Jan: 25Carers and aides, Jan: 80JanLegal, social and welfare professionals, Feb: 91Health and welfare support workers, Feb: 29Carers and aides, Feb: 80Legal, social and welfare professionals, Mar: 99Health and welfare support workers, Mar: 34Carers and aides, Mar: 87MarLegal, social and welfare professionals, Apr: 95Health and welfare support workers, Apr: 33Carers and aides, Apr: 92Legal, social and welfare professionals, May: 94Health and welfare support workers, May: 28Carers and aides, May: 90MayLegal, social and welfare professionals, Jun: 92Health and welfare support workers, Jun: 26Carers and aides, Jun: 78Legal, social and welfare professionals, Jul: 98Health and welfare support workers, Jul: 26Carers and aides, Jul: 65JulLegal, social and welfare professionals, Aug: 97Health and welfare support workers, Aug: 23Carers and aides, Aug: 61Legal, social and welfare professionals, Sep: 101Health and welfare support workers, Sep: 25Carers and aides, Sep: 64190Sep

Sources: Jobs and Skills Australia[1]; ViewJobs analysis[2].

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Online community services job ads a month, Greater Darwin
MonthLegal, social and welfare professionalsHealth and welfare support workersCarers and aidesTotal
September 20251313689256
October 20251243688248
November 20251123485231
December 2025952783205
January 2026872580192
February 2026912980200
March 2026993487220
April 2026953392220
May 2026942890212
June 2026922678196
July 2026982665189
August 2026972361181
September 20261012564190
Unemployment rate
3.0%
ViewJobs analysis of ABS, September 2026 · up 0.1 points on September 2025[3][4]
Employed people
91,007
ViewJobs analysis of ABS, September 2026 · down 0.5% since September 2025[3][4]
Online job ads a month (all jobs)
1,869
JSA, September 2026 · down 11.7% since September 2025[1]
People in Workforce Australia employment services
4,645
ViewJobs analysis of DEWR, June 2026 · down 4.3% since June 2025[5][6]
Figure 2: People employed in community services occupations in DarwinAn estimated 9,127 people employed in September 2026: up 0.8% on September 2025, and up 25.3% on September 2021. One point each September, 2021 to 2026.
Sep 2021: 7,284Sep 20217,284Sep 2022: 7,807Sep 20227,807Sep 2023: 8,675Sep 20238,675Sep 2024: 9,133Sep 20249,133Sep 2025: 9,059Sep 20259,059Sep 2026: 9,127Sep 20269,127

Sources: Jobs and Skills Australia[7]; ViewJobs[8].

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People employed in community services occupations in Darwin
MonthPeople employed
September 20217,284
September 20227,807
September 20238,675
September 20249,133
September 20259,059
September 20269,127

Longer-term trend

Figure 3: Health care and social assistance jobs, Greater Darwin, 2019 to 2023Employee jobs in the year to 30 June, 2019 to 2023.
2019: 15,224201915,2242020: 16,286202016,2862021: 18,454202118,4542022: 14,669202214,6692023: 21,405202321,405

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics[9].

Show the numbers
Health care and social assistance jobs, Greater Darwin, 2019 to 2023
YearEmployee jobs
201915,224
202016,286
202118,454
202214,669
202321,405

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Popular Community Services & Development roles in Darwin

Quick answers

Community Services & Development work in Darwin, answered

How many Community Services & Development jobs are there in Darwin?

56 Community Services & Development jobs are live on ViewJobs in Darwin, from 33 employers and recruiters. 16 were posted in the last 7 days. 43 are full-time, 11 casual and 2 apprenticeship.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[10].

Is demand for Community Services & Development workers in Darwin growing?

Demand is falling. Employers in Darwin, across the area Greater Darwin, placed about 190 online ads a month for community services jobs in the three months to September 2026, down 25.8% on a year earlier (256). Ads for legal, social and welfare professionals fell from 131 to 101 a month. Ads for carers and aides fell from 89 to 64 a month.

Sources: Jobs and Skills Australia[1]; ViewJobs analysis[2].

Who is hiring Community Services & Development workers in Darwin?

Australian Red Cross, Carpentaria and Yilli Rreung Housing Aboriginal Corporation have the most live ads of any direct employer (5 each). Next are Mission Australia (4), CatholicCare NT (3) and Ironbark Aboriginal Corporation (3). 33 employers and recruiters have live ads in all.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[10].

What do Community Services & Development jobs pay in Darwin?

20 ads state a yearly salary: $65,000 to $160,000 a year, with a typical midpoint of $94,472. 12 more state pay in other units, 7 describe pay in words or a form not counted here, and 17 of the 56 ads state no pay.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[10].

Which Community Services & Development roles are most advertised in Darwin?

Aged & Disability Support, with 13 of the 56 live ads. Next are Community Development (10) and Child Welfare, Youth & Family Services (9).

Source: ViewJobs live ads[10].

What is the job market like in Darwin overall?

Online job ads for all occupations in Darwin, across the area Greater Darwin, averaged 1,869 a month in the three months to September 2026, down 11.7% on a year earlier.

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[1].

What is the unemployment rate in Darwin?

The unemployment rate in Darwin, across the area Greater Darwin, was 3.0% in September 2026, up 0.1 points on a year earlier (ABS modelled estimate).

Sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics[3]; ViewJobs analysis[4].

Are Darwin Community Services & Development jobs mostly full-time?

Most are full-time: 43 of 56 (77%). 11 are casual (20%) and 2 apprenticeship (4%).

Source: ViewJobs live ads[10].

Sources and method

Where these numbers come from

  1. Jobs and Skills Australia, Internet Vacancy Index, September 2026. jobsandskills.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-10/internet_vacancies_anzsco2_occupations_gccsa_and_sa4_regions_-_september_2026.xlsx. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Accessed 25 October 2026.
  2. ViewJobs, ViewJobs analysis of the Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index, September 2026. jobsandskills.gov.au/data/internet-vacancy-index. The three community services occupation groups combined.
  3. Australian Bureau of Statistics, Regional Labour Force, September 2026. abs.gov.au/statistics/labour/employment-and-unemployment/regional-labour-force/sep-2026/MLF1.xlsx. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Accessed 25 October 2026.
  4. ViewJobs, ViewJobs analysis of the Australian Bureau of Statistics Regional Labour Force, September 2026. abs.gov.au/statistics/labour/employment-and-unemployment/regional-labour-force/latest-release. Capital city, state and national figures are sums of the ABS's modelled labour market regions, with rates worked out from the sums.
  5. Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, Workforce Australia Caseload by Selected Cohorts, June 2026. dewr.gov.au/employment-services-data/resources/workforce-australia-caseload-selected-cohorts-30-june-2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Accessed 26 October 2026. The views expressed in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (or DEWR).
  6. ViewJobs, ViewJobs analysis of the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations Workforce Australia Caseload by Selected Cohorts, June 2026. dewr.gov.au/employment-services-data/workforce-australia-caseload-data. Capital city, state and national figures are sums of SA4 regions.
  7. Jobs and Skills Australia, Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation, September 2026. jobsandskills.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-10/2026-09_nero.zip. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Accessed 27 October 2026. Source: Jobs and Skills Australia, Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation (NERO), September 2026, CC BY 4.0. Experimental estimates.
  8. ViewJobs, ViewJobs analysis of the Jobs and Skills Australia Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation, September 2026. jobsandskills.gov.au/data/nero. Capital city, state and national figures are sums of SA4 regions. The occupation group is an approximation: Jobs and Skills Australia's job-ads groups mapped to ANZSCO unit groups.
  9. Australian Bureau of Statistics, Data by Region, v1.6.0. dbr.abs.gov.au. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Accessed 25 October 2026.
  10. ViewJobs, Live job ads on ViewJobs, 29 Oct 2026. viewjobs.com.au.

Method

  • Online job ads: Jobs and Skills Australia's Internet Vacancy Index is a monthly count of online job ads, compiled from SEEK, CareerOne and Workforce Australia. Regional figures are three-month averages. It is not a count of ViewJobs' own ads. Published under CC BY 4.0.
  • Australian Bureau of Statistics, Regional Labour Force: monthly unemployment, participation and employment are the ABS's Regional Labour Force modelled estimates: the ABS combines its Labour Force Survey with administrative data to estimate each labour market region. They are in original terms, not seasonally adjusted, so every change here compares a month with the same month a year earlier. The ABS's labour market regions follow the 2011 boundaries of its SA4 regions, which differ slightly from today's in a few areas. Published under CC BY 4.0.
  • Jobs and Skills Australia, Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation: estimated employment by occupation, published under CC BY 4.0. Jobs and Skills Australia's nowcast is experimental: its figures are model estimates of the people employed in each occupation, not a count of them, and each monthly release revises the months before it.
  • Australian Bureau of Statistics, Data by Region: employee jobs by industry, published under CC BY 4.0. The latest ABS jobs figures here are for the year to 30 June 2023. Every figure shows its year.
  • ViewJobs live ads: ads open on ViewJobs in the Community Services & Development classification, placed in Darwin, counted on 29 Oct 2026.
  • ViewJobs analysis: a figure that adds up several occupation groups, industries or areas, and the rates worked out from such a sum. The sources publish the parts; the sum is ViewJobs' own, and its reference says what was combined.

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ViewJobs (2026). Community Services & Development jobs in Darwin, NT, data to September 2026. https://www.viewjobs.com.au/jobs/nt/regional-rural/darwin/community-services-and-development

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