4.4% ▼ -26.8%
Lower than 67% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Inner Regional Australia · Remoteness Area
Jobs & Industry in Inner Regional Australia
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Lower unemployment rates than most similar areas mark the job market in Inner Regional Australia. While the unemployment rate is a low 4.4%, the proportion of adults working or looking for work is 55.3%, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is a little below the national figure at 56.3%, a rate that has fallen 3.5 points since 2011. The unemployment rate is 4.4%, which is lower than most similar areas and about the same as the national figure.
55.3% ▼ -1.6%
Lower than 54% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 56.2%
- 2016: 54.2%
- 2021: 55.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.3% ▼ -5.8%
Lower than 71% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 59.7%
- 2016: 58.5%
- 2021: 56.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 16.1%, followed by construction at 10.1% and retail trade at 9.8%. Education and training (9.3%) and accommodation and food services (7.7%) also employ significant numbers of people.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18.4%, with technicians and trades following at 15.1%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers (13.4%), managers (13.1%), and clerical or administrative staff (11.6%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Inner Regional Australia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ra/RA11/inner-regional-australia/topic/employment