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Health care & social assistance — Industries people work in

Share of industries people work in that is health care & social assistance.

Australia over time

14.5% in 2021

Not directly comparable across censuses — shown per year only.

Explore on the map

See how health care & social assistance varies across Australia.

By block (sa1) By statistical area 2 (sa2) By postcode By council (lga) By sub-region (sa3) By region (sa4) By capital city By state / territory By australia By suburb / locality By urban area By urban centre By federal electorate By state electorate By section of state By section of state range By remoteness area

Highest areas

SA2 areas with the highest health care & social assistance (2021 Census).

  1. Yarrabah 34.4%
  2. Palm Island 33.0%
  3. Mount Johns 27.8%
  4. Pialba - Eli Waters 27.3%
  5. Douglas 26.3%
  6. Tennant Creek 26.0%

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Frequently asked questions

What is Health care & social assistance — Industries people work in in Australia?

At the 2021 Census, Health care & social assistance — Industries people work in across Australia was 14.5%. It is expressed as a percentage of the relevant group.

How is Health care & social assistance — Industries people work in measured?

Share of industries people work in that is health care & social assistance. It is calculated as a percentage of the relevant population or dwellings, so it can be compared fairly between large and small areas.

How does Health care & social assistance — Industries people work in vary across Australia?

Across the 2,361 SA2 areas with data, Health care & social assistance — Industries people work in ranges from 0.0% to 34.4%, with a typical (median) area at 14.1%.

Can Health care & social assistance — Industries people work in be compared across censuses?

Not directly — definitions or boundaries changed between censuses, so year-to-year changes in Health care & social assistance — Industries people work in should be read with caution.

Where can I see Health care & social assistance — Industries people work in for my area?

Use the interactive map to compare Health care & social assistance — Industries people work in down to block (sa1) and statistical area 2 (sa2) level, or search any suburb, postcode or council area to see its value in context against state and national figures.

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health care & social assistance — Industries people work in [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/indicator/comp:industry:health