4.2% ▼ -15.7%
Lower than 70% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 4.2%
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.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Inner Regional Australia compared to the national figure. Only 55.3% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below the Australian average of 61.1%. This reflects a broader trend where full-time employment has fallen since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is much less common here than in most similar areas, falling to 54.5% since 2011. However, the unemployment rate is 4.2%, which is lower than most similar areas and slightly below the national figure of 5.1%.
55.3% ▼ -6.7%
Lower than 53% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 59.4%
- 2016: 57.0%
- 2021: 55.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.5% ▼ -6.0%
Lower than 78% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 58.0%
- 2016: 56.5%
- 2021: 54.5%
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 13.6%. Other major industries include manufacturing at 10.2%, construction at 9.5%, retail trade at 9.3%, and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 9.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is spread across several roles, with managers making up 15.7% of workers. This is followed closely by technicians and trades at 15.3%, professionals at 15.0%, labourers at 14.0%, and community and personal service workers at 12.4%.
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/RA41/inner-regional-australia/topic/employment