3.9% ▼ -21.9%
Lower than 81% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 3.9%
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.
A low unemployment rate of 3.9% defines the job market in Inner Regional Australia. While more adults are working or looking for work than in most similar areas, a smaller proportion of the workforce is in full-time roles compared to the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is much lower than most similar areas and sits a little below the Australian figure of 5.1%. However, the share of full-time workers has fallen 3.4 points since 2011 to 55.8%, which is well below the national average.
57.7% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 58% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 59.2%
- 2016: 56.8%
- 2021: 57.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.8% ▼ -5.8%
Lower than 73% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 59.2%
- 2016: 57.2%
- 2021: 55.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry, employing 15.8% of the workforce. Other major employers include construction at 10.8% and retail trade at 9.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18.8%, followed by technicians and trades at 15.1%. Managers, community and personal service workers, and labourers also represent significant shares of the local workforce.
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/RA21/inner-regional-australia/topic/employment