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Jobs & Industry in Remote Australia

Name: Jobs & Industry in Remote Australia — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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

A wide variety of essential services and land-based roles shape the daily work life of Remote Australia. Agriculture, forestry and fishing are the most common industries, employing 19.6% of the workforce. While more adults are working or looking for work than in most similar areas, the share of full-time roles has fallen since 2011.

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📍 Remote Australia, Remoteness Area

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

The unemployment rate is 3.5%, which is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the national figure of 5.1%. However, the proportion of people working or looking for work fell to 58.4%, while full-time employment dropped 4.5 percentage points since 2011.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer at 19.6%. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 11.1%, retail trade at 8.8%, and construction at 8.1%.

Industries people work in

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No single group dominates in Remote Australia — Agriculture, forestry & fishing leads at 20%, ahead of Health care & social assistance (11%) and Retail trade (9%).

Agriculture, forestry & fishing 19.6% Health care & social assistance 11.1% Retail trade 8.8% Construction 8.1% Education & training 7.8% Mining 7.1% Accommodation & food 6.9% Transport & warehousing 4.3% Public administration & safety 4.1% Other services 3.5%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Managers are the most common occupation at 19.6%. Other frequent roles include technicians and trades at 14.8%, labourers at 13.4%, and professionals at 13.1%.

Occupations people work in

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Remote Australia splits fairly evenly between Managers (20%) and Technicians & trades (15%), with Labourers at 14%.

Managers 19.6% Technicians & trades 14.8% Labourers 13.4% Professionals 13.1% Community & personal service 11.3% Clerical & administrative 9.7% Machinery operators & drivers 8.1% Sales workers 7.9%

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 Remote Australia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ra/RA43/remote-australia/topic/employment

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