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Community Services & Development jobs in Katherine Daly, NT

There are 26 Community Services & Development jobs advertised in Katherine Daly on ViewJobs, from 9 employers and recruiters.

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Roles in region
26
Median annual salary
$89k

By the numbers

26 Community Services & Development roles in Katherine Daly

Job types

Share of roles by employment type.

  • Full-time14 (54%)
  • Casual8 (31%)
  • Part-time4 (15%)

Top employers

Most active employers hiring in Katherine Daly.

Advertised salary

Which Community Services & Development sub-fields pay most.

$89kmedian annualised advertised pay
  • Employment Services$89k

Explore specialisms

Community Services & Development by specialism.

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

6 live rolesIndigenous & multicultural services5 live rolesChild welfare, youth & family services3 live rolesCommunity development3 live rolesEmployment services3 live rolesAged & disability support2 live rolesVolunteer coordination & support

Latest roles

The local market

Katherine Daly's community services job market

Figures for Katherine Daly cover ABS region Outback Northern Territory (SA4 702). 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, Outback Northern TerritoryCommunity 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
050100150200Legal, social and welfare professionals, Sep: 80Health and welfare support workers, Sep: 39Carers and aides, Sep: 55174SepLegal, social and welfare professionals, Oct: 78Health and welfare support workers, Oct: 35Carers and aides, Oct: 57Legal, social and welfare professionals, Nov: 75Health and welfare support workers, Nov: 32Carers and aides, Nov: 56NovLegal, social and welfare professionals, Dec: 70Health and welfare support workers, Dec: 26Carers and aides, Dec: 51Legal, social and welfare professionals, Jan: 64Health and welfare support workers, Jan: 31Carers and aides, Jan: 51JanLegal, social and welfare professionals, Feb: 57Health and welfare support workers, Feb: 32Carers and aides, Feb: 57Legal, social and welfare professionals, Mar: 64Health and welfare support workers, Mar: 42Carers and aides, Mar: 62MarLegal, social and welfare professionals, Apr: 67Health and welfare support workers, Apr: 39Carers and aides, Apr: 63Legal, social and welfare professionals, May: 72Health and welfare support workers, May: 39Carers and aides, May: 56MayLegal, social and welfare professionals, Jun: 71Health and welfare support workers, Jun: 32Carers and aides, Jun: 51Legal, social and welfare professionals, Jul: 62Health and welfare support workers, Jul: 31Carers and aides, Jul: 46JulLegal, social and welfare professionals, Aug: 56Health and welfare support workers, Aug: 30Carers and aides, Aug: 44Legal, social and welfare professionals, Sep: 58Health and welfare support workers, Sep: 31Carers and aides, Sep: 42131Sep

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

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Online community services job ads a month, Outback Northern Territory
MonthLegal, social and welfare professionalsHealth and welfare support workersCarers and aidesTotal
September 2025803955174
October 2025783557170
November 2025753256163
December 2025702651147
January 2026643151146
February 2026573257146
March 2026644262168
April 2026673963169
May 2026723956167
June 2026713251154
July 2026623146139
August 2026563044130
September 2026583142131
Unemployment rate
6.5%
ABS, September 2026 · up 0.7 points on September 2025[3]
Employed people
54,015
ABS, September 2026 · down 0.9% since September 2025[3]
Online job ads a month (all jobs)
961
JSA, September 2026 · down 1.7% since September 2025[1]
People in Workforce Australia employment services
1,480
DEWR, June 2026 · down 6.3% since June 2025[4]
Figure 2: People employed in community services occupations in Katherine DalyAn estimated 8,335 people employed in September 2026: down 0.4% on September 2025, and up 10.3% on September 2021. One point each September, 2021 to 2026.
Sep 2021: 7,555Sep 20217,555Sep 2022: 7,806Sep 20227,806Sep 2023: 8,433Sep 20238,433Sep 2024: 8,730Sep 20248,730Sep 2025: 8,370Sep 20258,370Sep 2026: 8,335Sep 20268,335

Sources: Jobs and Skills Australia[5]; ViewJobs[6].

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People employed in community services occupations in Katherine Daly
MonthPeople employed
September 20217,555
September 20227,806
September 20238,433
September 20248,730
September 20258,370
September 20268,335

Longer-term trend

Figure 3: Health care and social assistance jobs, Outback Northern Territory, 2019 to 2023Employee jobs in the year to 30 June, 2019 to 2023.
2019: 10,280201910,2802020: 11,175202011,1752021: 11,131202111,1312022: 8,40620228,4062023: 11,316202311,316

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics[7].

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Health care and social assistance jobs, Outback Northern Territory, 2019 to 2023
YearEmployee jobs
201910,280
202011,175
202111,131
20228,406
202311,316

Read the Outback Northern Territory job market report →

Quick answers

Community Services & Development work in Katherine Daly, answered

How many Community Services & Development jobs are there in Katherine Daly?

26 Community Services & Development jobs are live on ViewJobs in Katherine Daly, from 9 employers and recruiters. 14 are full-time, 8 casual and 4 part-time.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[8].

Is demand for Community Services & Development workers in Katherine Daly growing?

Demand is falling. Employers in Katherine Daly, across the area Outback Northern Territory, placed about 131 online ads a month for community services jobs in the three months to September 2026, down 24.7% on a year earlier (174). Ads for legal, social and welfare professionals fell from 80 to 58 a month. Ads for carers and aides fell from 55 to 42 a month.

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

Who is hiring Community Services & Development workers in Katherine Daly?

Kalano Community Association has the most live ads of any direct employer (7). Next are Roper Gulf Regional Council (5), Australian Red Cross (4) and CC Medical (3). 9 employers and recruiters have live ads in all.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[8].

What do Community Services & Development jobs pay in Katherine Daly?

10 ads state a yearly salary: $74,999 to $131,895 a year, with a typical midpoint of $93,510. 8 more state pay in other units, and 8 of the 26 ads state no pay.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[8].

Which Community Services & Development roles are most advertised in Katherine Daly?

Indigenous & Multicultural Services, with 6 of the 26 live ads. Next is Child Welfare, Youth & Family Services (5).

Source: ViewJobs live ads[8].

What is the job market like in Katherine Daly overall?

Online job ads for all occupations in Katherine Daly, across the area Outback Northern Territory, averaged 961 a month in the three months to September 2026, down 1.7% on a year earlier.

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[1].

What is the unemployment rate in Katherine Daly?

The unemployment rate in Katherine Daly, across the area Outback Northern Territory, was 6.5% in September 2026, up 0.7 points on a year earlier (ABS modelled estimate).

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics[3].

Are Katherine Daly Community Services & Development jobs mostly full-time?

Most are full-time: 14 of 26 (54%). 8 are casual (31%) and 4 part-time (15%).

Source: ViewJobs live ads[8].

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. 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).
  5. 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.
  6. ViewJobs, ViewJobs analysis of the Jobs and Skills Australia Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation, September 2026. jobsandskills.gov.au/data/nero. The occupation group is an approximation: Jobs and Skills Australia's job-ads groups mapped to ANZSCO unit groups.
  7. Australian Bureau of Statistics, Data by Region, v1.6.0. dbr.abs.gov.au. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Accessed 25 October 2026.
  8. 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 Katherine Daly, counted on 29 Oct 2026.
  • ViewJobs analysis: a figure that adds up several occupation groups, industries or areas. 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 Katherine Daly, NT, data to September 2026. https://www.viewjobs.com.au/jobs/nt/regional-rural/katherine-daly/community-services-and-development

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