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There are 60 Construction jobs advertised in Darwin on ViewJobs, from 21 employers and recruiters. 4 were posted in the last week.

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60 Construction roles in Darwin

4 new roles this week· 25 in the last 30 days

Job types

Share of roles by employment type.

  • Full-time52 (87%)
  • Casual6 (10%)
  • Apprenticeship1 (2%)
  • Temporary1 (2%)

Top employers

Most active employers hiring in Darwin.

Explore specialisms

Construction by specialism.

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

15 live rolesPlant & machinery operators11 live rolesConstruction project management8 live rolesForeperson/supervisors6 live rolesConstruction management6 live rolesContracts management3 live rolesConstruction health, safety & environment

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The local market

Darwin's construction 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 construction job ads a month, Greater DarwinConstruction occupations: construction trades, and construction and mining labourers. Three-month average, September 2025 to September 2026.
  • Construction trades
  • Construction and mining labourers
020406080Construction trades, Sep: 44Construction and mining labourers, Sep: 2367SepConstruction trades, Oct: 50Construction and mining labourers, Oct: 23Construction trades, Nov: 47Construction and mining labourers, Nov: 22NovConstruction trades, Dec: 39Construction and mining labourers, Dec: 20Construction trades, Jan: 35Construction and mining labourers, Jan: 20JanConstruction trades, Feb: 39Construction and mining labourers, Feb: 18Construction trades, Mar: 44Construction and mining labourers, Mar: 20MarConstruction trades, Apr: 44Construction and mining labourers, Apr: 22Construction trades, May: 44Construction and mining labourers, May: 26MayConstruction trades, Jun: 48Construction and mining labourers, Jun: 27Construction trades, Jul: 47Construction and mining labourers, Jul: 21JulConstruction trades, Aug: 48Construction and mining labourers, Aug: 18Construction trades, Sep: 47Construction and mining labourers, Sep: 1764Sep

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

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Online construction job ads a month, Greater Darwin
MonthConstruction tradesConstruction and mining labourersTotal
September 2025442367
October 2025502373
November 2025472269
December 2025392059
January 2026352055
February 2026391857
March 2026442064
April 2026442266
May 2026442670
June 2026482775
July 2026472168
August 2026481866
September 2026471764
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 construction occupations in DarwinAn estimated 3,267 people employed in September 2026: up 6.1% on September 2025, and up 13.6% on September 2021. One point each September, 2021 to 2026.
Sep 2021: 2,875Sep 20212,875Sep 2022: 2,938Sep 20222,938Sep 2023: 3,289Sep 20233,289Sep 2024: 3,278Sep 20243,278Sep 2025: 3,079Sep 20253,079Sep 2026: 3,267Sep 20263,267

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

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People employed in construction occupations in Darwin
MonthPeople employed
September 20212,875
September 20222,938
September 20233,289
September 20243,278
September 20253,079
September 20263,267

Longer-term trend

Figure 3: Construction jobs, Greater Darwin, 2019 to 2023Employee jobs in the year to 30 June, 2019 to 2023.
2019: 12,162201912,1622020: 10,939202010,9392021: 11,811202111,8112022: 12,572202212,5722023: 12,953202312,953

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics[9].

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Construction jobs, Greater Darwin, 2019 to 2023
YearEmployee jobs
201912,162
202010,939
202111,811
202212,572
202312,953

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Popular Construction roles in Darwin

Quick answers

Construction work in Darwin, answered

How many Construction jobs are there in Darwin?

60 Construction jobs are live on ViewJobs in Darwin, from 21 employers and recruiters. 4 were posted in the last 7 days. 52 are full-time, 6 casual and 1 apprenticeship.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[10].

Is demand for Construction workers in Darwin growing?

Demand is falling. Employers in Darwin, across the area Greater Darwin, placed about 64 online ads a month for construction jobs in the three months to September 2026, down 4.5% on a year earlier (67). Ads for construction and mining labourers fell from 23 to 17 a month. Ads for construction trades rose from 44 to 47 a month.

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

Who is hiring Construction workers in Darwin?

DCOH has the most live ads of any direct employer (13). Next are www.foundationrec.com.au JobAdder (7) and the Opportunities (5). 21 employers and recruiters have live ads in all.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[10].

What do Construction jobs pay in Darwin?

5 ads state an hourly rate: $40 to $60 an hour, with a typical midpoint of $55. 3 more state pay in other units, 1 describes pay in words or a form not counted here, and 51 of the 60 ads state no pay.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[10].

Which Construction roles are most advertised in Darwin?

Plant & Machinery Operators, with 15 of the 60 live ads. Next are Project Management (11) and Other (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 Construction jobs mostly full-time?

Most are full-time: 52 of 60 (87%). 6 are casual (10%), 1 apprenticeship (2%) and 1 temporary (2%).

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 two construction 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 Construction 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). Construction jobs in Darwin, NT, data to September 2026. https://www.viewjobs.com.au/jobs/nt/regional-rural/darwin/construction

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