5.7% ▲ +15.9%
Higher than 62% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 5.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Very Remote Australia · Remoteness Area
Jobs & Industry in Very Remote Australia
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly 70% of workers in Very Remote Australia are employed full-time, a figure far above the national average. While the region has a strong core of full-time roles, the proportion of adults working or looking for work has fallen since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is much higher here than in most other areas. However, the share of adults working or looking for work is 57.5%, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%.
57.5% ▼ -8.9%
Higher than 57% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 63.1%
- 2016: 60.1%
- 2021: 57.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
69.4% ▼ -2.0%
Higher than 86% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 70.8%
- 2016: 71.0%
- 2021: 69.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Work in Very Remote Australia is led by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 19.9%, followed by public administration and safety at 13.3%. Other major industries include health care and social assistance, education, and mining.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 19.8%. Labourers are the next most common occupation at 16.2%, followed by professionals and technicians and trades.
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 Very Remote Australia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ra/RA34/very-remote-australia/topic/employment