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Major Cities of Australia · Remoteness Area

Jobs & Industry in Major Cities of Australia

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Fewer full-time roles have been found across the major cities of Australia since 2011, with the share falling 3 percentage points to 57.5%. This broad urban region remains a primary engine of employment, though the unemployment rate of 5.6% is higher than in most other areas.

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📍 Major Cities of Australia, Remoteness Area

Where Major Cities of Australia sits — Unemployment rate

5.6% ▼ -5.0%

All remoteness area areas, 2021. The marker is Major Cities of Australia — higher than 60% of areas.

Major Cities of Australia5.6%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

About 61.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is much higher than most other areas. While this figure rose slightly since 2011, the number of people in full-time roles has dropped to 57.5%, a little below the national figure.

Unemployment rate

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5.6% ▼ -5.0%

Higher than 60% of remoteness area areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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61.6% ▲ +2.1%

Higher than 77% of remoteness area areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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57.5% ▼ -5.0%

Lower than 57% of remoteness area areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Health care and social assistance is the largest employer at 17.2%. Other major sectors include retail trade at 9.7%, education and training at 9.1%, and construction at 8.3%.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 23.8%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers, clerical and administrative staff, and technicians and trades, each accounting for around 13% of the workforce.

Occupations people work in

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No single group dominates in Major Cities of Australia — Professionals leads at 24%, ahead of Community & personal service (13%) and Clerical & administrative (13%).

Professionals 23.8% Community & personal service 13.2% Clerical & administrative 13.2% Technicians & trades 12.8% Managers 12.0% Labourers 9.3% Sales workers 8.5% Machinery operators & drivers 5.5%

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 Major Cities of Australia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ra/RA40/major-cities-of-australia/topic/employment