5.6% ▼ -8.3%
Higher than 60% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 5.6%
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 middle-of-the-pack employment rate defines Inner Regional Australia, where 55.3% of adults are working or looking for work. This is well below the national figure of 61.1%. The area has seen a slight decline in workforce participation since 2011, with full-time employment also dropping by 3.7 percentage points.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 55.3% of adults are in the workforce, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. The unemployment rate is 5.6%, which is higher than most similar areas and has barely changed since 2011.
55.3% ▼ -4.6%
Lower than 54% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 57.9%
- 2016: 55.3%
- 2021: 55.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.9% ▼ -5.9%
Higher than 51% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 62.6%
- 2016: 60.8%
- 2021: 58.9%
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 16.0%. Other common industries include retail trade at 9.6%, construction at 9.4%, and education and training at 9.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 16.3%, followed closely by technicians and trades at 16.0%. Community and personal service roles account for 13.0% of jobs.
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/RA31/inner-regional-australia/topic/employment