Our Territory

NT population as at September 2020

246 500

NT Labour force as at February 2021

131 051*

* The workforce figures from the ABS does not include FIFO workers and defence force members. The latest data available shows the Territory had 8700 FIFO workers (June 2016 Census) and 4 393 permanent defence force members (June 2020 ADF data). ComCare is the regulator for the Australian Defence Force.

Population distribution
Greater Darwin59.9%
Daly, Tiwi and West Arnhem7.3%
Katherine region8.5%
East Arnhem5.9%
Alice Springs region16.0%
Barkly2.5%

The workforce figures from the ABS does not include FIFO workers and defence force members. The latest data available shows the Territory had 8700 FIFO workers (June 2016 Census) and 4 393 permanent defence force members (June 2020 ADF data). ComCare is the regulator for the Australian Defence Force.

Number of businesses as at June 2020

15 072

Large: 200+ employees0.2%
Medium: 20-199 employees3.6%
Small: 1-19 employees
63.2% of small business non-employing.
96.2%
Business location
Greater Darwin72.74%
Katherine region6.6%
Alice Springs region13.9%
Rest of NT6.8%