5.1% ▼ -6.8%
Lower than 54% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 5.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Outer Regional Australia · Remoteness Area
Jobs & Industry in Outer Regional Australia
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A slightly higher share of people hold full-time jobs in Outer Regional Australia compared to the national figure. While full-time employment is common, the overall proportion of adults working or looking for work has dropped over the last decade. This region now sees 61.3% of the workforce in full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is higher than most areas, sitting at 61.3%, though this is 4.1 percentage points lower than in 2011. Meanwhile, the 59.6% of adults working or looking for work is a little below the Australian figure.
59.6% ▼ -5.9%
Higher than 70% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 63.4%
- 2016: 60.2%
- 2021: 59.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.3% ▼ -6.3%
Higher than 61% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 65.4%
- 2016: 63.3%
- 2021: 61.3%
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 14.3%, followed by retail trade at 9.0% and education and training at 8.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 16.4%, with technicians and trades following closely at 15.2%.
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 Outer Regional Australia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ra/RA32/outer-regional-australia/topic/employment